John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice. This my joy then hath become full.
1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Know ye not, that of those who run in the racecourse all run, but one receiveth the prize? Thus run, that ye may obtain.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth to the things that are before,
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore let us also, being surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us;