1 Corinthians 9:25

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1 Corinthians 9:25

Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading.

James 1:12

Blessed is he who endures under trial; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the crown of life which is promised to all who love Him.

Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.

1 Timothy 6:12

fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

2 Timothy 2:5

Again, a competitor in the games is not crowned unless he observes the rules.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith.

1 Peter 5:4

Then you will receive the unfading crown of glory, when the chief Shepherd makes his appearance.

Revelation 3:11

I am coming very soon: hold to what you have, in case your crown is taken from you.

1 Corinthians 15:54

and when this mortal body has been invested with immortality, then the saying of Scripture will be realized, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise such things.

Ephesians 6:12-18

For we have to struggle, not with blood and flesh but with the angelic Rulers, the angelic Authorities, the potentates of the dark present, the spirit-forces of evil in the heavenly sphere.

Titus 1:8

he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, a just man, a religious man, and abstemious;

Titus 2:2

Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.

Hebrews 12:4

You have not had to shed blood yet in the struggle against sin.

Hebrews 12:28

Therefore let us render thanks that we get an unshaken realm; and in this way let us worship God acceptably ??29 but with godly fear and awe, for our God is indeed a consuming fire.

1 Peter 1:4

born to an unscathed, inviolate, unfading inheritance; it is kept in heaven for you,

2 Peter 1:6

intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety,

Revelation 4:4

also round the throne four and twenty thrones, and on these thrones four and twenty Presbyters seated, who were clad in white raiment with golden crowns upon their heads.

Revelation 4:10

the four and twenty Presbyters fall down before him who is seated on the throne, worshipping him who lives for ever and ever, and casting their crowns before the throne, with the cry,

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Summary

1 Corinthians 9:25

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Striveth

Hebrews 12:4

Temperate

But

General references

Luke 22:29

Bible References

Striveth

For we have to struggle, not with blood and flesh but with the angelic Rulers, the angelic Authorities, the potentates of the dark present, the spirit-forces of evil in the heavenly sphere.

fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Again, a competitor in the games is not crowned unless he observes the rules.

I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith.

You have not had to shed blood yet in the struggle against sin.

Temperate

gentleness, self-control: ??there is no law against those who practise such things.

he must be hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, a just man, a religious man, and abstemious;

Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.

intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety,

But

and when this mortal body has been invested with immortality, then the saying of Scripture will be realized, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.

Therefore let us render thanks that we get an unshaken realm; and in this way let us worship God acceptably ??29 but with godly fear and awe, for our God is indeed a consuming fire.

Blessed is he who endures under trial; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the crown of life which is promised to all who love Him.

born to an unscathed, inviolate, unfading inheritance; it is kept in heaven for you,

Then you will receive the unfading crown of glory, when the chief Shepherd makes his appearance.

I am coming very soon: hold to what you have, in case your crown is taken from you.

also round the throne four and twenty thrones, and on these thrones four and twenty Presbyters seated, who were clad in white raiment with golden crowns upon their heads.

General references

so, even as my Father has assigned me royal power,