1 Corinthians 9:27

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Summary

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

I keep

And

Romans 6:18

Lest

2 Peter 2:15

A castaway

Luke 9:25

Acts 1:25

2 Corinthians 13:5

Bible References

I keep

every one that strives for the mastery, is extremely temperate: now, they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.

to this very day we suffer both hunger, thirst, and penury: we are buffeted from place to place, as vagabonds:

Are all things lawful for me? however, all things are not expedient: are all things lawful for me? however, I will not be a slave to any.

wherefore if my eating makes my brother offend, I will never eat flesh rather than make my brother offend.

for if you lead a sensual life, you will be miserable: but if through the spirit you mortify the affections of corrupted nature, you will be happy.

but in all things I approve myself as the minister of God, by great constancy in afflictions, in torments, in distresses, from stripes,

expos'd to toil, to fatigue, to frequent watchings, to hunger and thirst, to frequent fastings, to cold and penury.

Mortify therefore your sensual appetites, fornication, impurity, irregular passions, wicked desires, and that licentiousness practised by idolaters.

Avoid the passions of youth. pursue justice, fidelity, benevolence and concord with all sincere christians.

but at present have obtain'd it. I exhort you, my dear brethren, as strangers and travellers to avoid all sensual passions, as destructive to your

And

being then set free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

Lest

For tho' I should speak with the eloquence of men, and of angels, and not have social affection, I should be like sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.

then you will say, we have eat, and drank with you, and you have taught in our streets.

and are gone astray to follow the practices of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity;

A castaway

what advantage is it for a man to have gain'd the whole world, if he himself runs into utter loss and ruin?

that he may be admitted to this apostolick ministry which Judas abandoned, to go to his own place."

Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; bring yourselves to the proof; are you so little acquainted with yourselves, as not to know whether Jesus Christ be in you? but if you are destitute of proofs,