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1 Corinthians 9:24
Know ye not that those who run in an arena, indeed all run, but one receives the prize? So run that ye may seize it. Verse ConceptsAthletesThe Christian RaceQuittingSelf DisciplineGames, SpiritualVictoryHoly AmbitionChampionsFast RunnersReward For WorksNot Giving UpWinningEnduranceCompetitionRaceHard Work And PerseveranceFinishing Strongtrainingfootballgames

Philippians 2:16
Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. Verse ConceptsAthleticsThe Benefits Of LaborThe Christian RacePrizesSelf ConfidenceGames, SpiritualVictoryThe Soul Winners JoyLife By God's WordReceiving God's WordUseless LabourThe Fact Of That DayGraspingPaul's Boastingnatural Lifefaith in hard timesLife StrugglesKeeping FaithThe Word Of GodStaying Strong And Not Giving UpStaying PositiveStaying Strong During Hard TimesDoing Your BestLife PurposeBoastingGuidance And StrengthRaceChanging YourselfHard Work And PerseveranceFinishing Strongeffort

Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us. Looking to Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Philippians 3:11-14
if somehow I might attain to the resurrection of the dead. Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead, read more.
I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:14
I press forward toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Verse ConceptsGoalsAthletesThe Christian RaceHeavenly RewardsPerseverancePrizesQuittingSelf DisciplineSpiritual StrivingdiligenceVictoryGod's Call, ResultsCalling, Description OfLooking HeavenwardHoly AmbitionChampionsPressingPursuing GoodReward For WorksCallingMoving OnWorking TogetherFocusBeing ContentLife PurposeThe PastRaceMaturityFinishing Strongsisterhoodvocationstrivingfinishing

2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing. Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDGod, As JudgeCrowns Of ChristiansAmbition, positive aspects ofenemies, of believersGod, Righteousness OfThe Christian RaceHeavenly RewardsHope, As ConfidenceJustice, In Believers' LivesLast JudgmentPrizesSalvation, Nature OfSelf DisciplineServants, Working Conditions OfStoringThirstDeath Of The Saints, Results InJesus Christ, JudgeFruits Of RighteousnessLove For GodEternal JudgmentChrist AppearingChrist JudgingCrowns For God's PeopleLoving Other ThingsBemaEternal PerspectiveGlorificationMaranathaSpiritual crownsThe Second ComingThe RaptureConfidence And Self Esteemcrowns

1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who strives for mastery exercises self-control in all things. Indeed therefore those men do it so that they might obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable. Verse ConceptsCrowns Of ChristiansCrowns, Spiritual UseAthleticsLast JudgmentSelf DisciplineSpiritual StrivingPossessions DecayingEternal PossessionNo DecayBemaNot Giving UpSpiritual crownsSportsExerciseCompetitionRaceHard Work And Perseverancetrainingfitnessfootballstrivingcrowns

Romans 13:12
The night has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinArmor of Godequipping, spiritualdefeatArmourLiving In The LightMorningNightWeaponsWardrobe, SpiritualArmor, SpiritualSpiritual DawnDark DaysSecret SinsRiotsSpiritual NightClothed With Good ThingsPeople Stripping OffDarkness Of EvilDarknessSpiritual DarknessA New Daychristianityarmorfirefightersdeeds

2 Corinthians 6:7
in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left, Verse ConceptsArmor of GodPower Through GodArmourWeaponsTruthArmor, SpiritualWeapons Of The BelieverGod's Word Is TruePurityPowerStrugglesThe Power Of WordsSpeecharmor

Ephesians 6:11-17
Put on the full armor of God to enable you to stand against the wiles of the devil. Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. read more.
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet in preparation of the good-news of peace. Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commandant, but Paul was allowed to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him. Verse ConceptsArrestingempiresGuardsHousesIsolated Persons

Acts 21:33
And the chief captain having come near, he seized him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he inquired whoever he may be, and what it is he has been doing. Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain. Verse ConceptsChainsIntimacyFriendship, Examples OfIron ChainsBe Merciful!People Refreshedempathy

Acts 12:6
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison. Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail

Daniel 7:20
and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was greater than its fellows. Verse ConceptsTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryEyes In ProphecyThree Other Things

Daniel 2:41-43
And whereas thou saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom. But there shall be of the strength of the iron in it, inasmuch as thou saw the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men, but they shall not cling one to another, even as iron does not mix with clay.

Daniel 7:24
And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise. And another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former. And he shall put down three kings. Verse ConceptsThree MenTen PeopleTen ThingsHorns In AllegoryDifferent PersonDeposing

1 Corinthians 9:27
But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessCastawaysBodyAsceticism, TypesLustMortificationSelf DisciplineConduct, ProperDietsMinisters, Should BeBeating OneselfMaking SlavesslaveryRacetrainingmyself

1 Corinthians 9:25
And every man who strives for mastery exercises self-control in all things. Indeed therefore those men do it so that they might obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable. Verse ConceptsCrowns Of ChristiansCrowns, Spiritual UseAthleticsLast JudgmentSelf DisciplineSpiritual StrivingPossessions DecayingEternal PossessionNo DecayBemaNot Giving UpSpiritual crownsSportsExerciseCompetitionRaceHard Work And Perseverancetrainingfitnessfootballstrivingcrowns

1 Corinthians 15:32
If in respect to men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. Verse ConceptsFightingBitingMortalityPaul, Life OfPresent, ThePunishment, Legal Aspects OfCynicismMerrinessBeastsHow Death Is InevitableMen Similar To AnimalsImminent TomorrowMammalsAre The Dead Raised?Eating And Drinking

1 Corinthians 4:9
For I think God has exhibited us the apostles least, as men sentenced to die, because we became a spectacle to the world, both to heavenly agents and to men. Verse ConceptsPaul, Apostle To GentilesApostles, Function In Early ChurchProcessionsAfflicted To DeathSpectacleAngels Interacting With PeopleThe End Of The WorldPutting God FirstThe Worldhumanityfatepartnershipacting

Colossians 2:15
Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it. Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofdefeatAngels opposed to GodPower, God's SavingPunishment, Nature OfSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Resistance ToSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfStrength, SpiritualVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesPower Of Christ, ShownSalvation, Deliverance FromDisarmamentImpotence Of SatanSpectacleChrist OvercomingPrincipalities And PowersJudgment Of DemonsJudgment Of Fallen Angelsprincipalities

2 Corinthians 2:14-16
And thanks is to God who always causes us to triumph in the Christ, and who makes manifest the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place, through us. Because we are a fragrance of Christ to God, in those being saved and in those perishing: to the one an odor of death for death, and to the other an aroma of life for life. And who is adequate for these things?

John 18:31
Pilate therefore said to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not permitted for us to kill any man, Verse ConceptsLimitednessDeath Penalty For KillingFulfilling The Lawautonomy

John 18:39
But there is a custom for you that I should release to you one man at the Passover. Do ye wish therefore I would release to you the king of the Jews? Verse ConceptsCustomChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

John 19:10
Pilate therefore says to him, Thou do not speak to me? Know thou not that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee? Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature OfCourage, Examples OfChrist Being SilentAuthority Delegated To PeoplePeople Releasing Others

Philippians 4:22
All the sanctified salute you, and especially those of the house of Caesar. Verse ConceptsCaesarRoman Emperors

2 Timothy 4:22
The Lord Jesus Christ is with thy spirit. Grace is with you. Truly. Verse ConceptsGod Be With YouGod's Grace

Luke 3:2
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In NtRankSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfLiving In The Wilderness

Acts 23:34
And the governor having read it, and having questioned from what province he was, and having found out that he was from Cilicia, Verse ConceptsProvinces

Acts 25:1
Festus therefore having entered into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Daniel 7:8
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth s Verse ConceptsAntichristIrreverenceSuperiorityAntichrist, Names ForHorns In AllegoryPlucking OutEyes In ProphecyHorns BrokenThree Other ThingsLike MenSpeaking With The Mouth

Daniel 7:20-25
and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was greater than its fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the sanctified, and prevailed against them until the ancient of days came. And judgment was given to the sanctified of the Most High, and the time came that the sanctified possessed the kingdom. read more.
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise. And another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former. And he shall put down three kings. And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the sanctified of the Most High. And he shall think to change the times and the law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

John 19:23
The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout. Verse ConceptsClothBody Of Christ, Physical DeathCrucifixion, Of ChristDressInner GarmentsDividing PlunderGarmentscrucifixion

Matthew 27:35
And when they crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots. Verse ConceptsClothingBody Of Christ, Physical DeathCasting LotsTortureChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyGamblingChrist Was KilledDividing PlunderCrucifixion, Of ChristGarmentsgamescrucifixion

Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that to tomorrow thou would bring Paul down to the council, as though going to inquire something more accurately about him. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Example OfInvestigating

Acts 23:24-27
And provide beasts, so that after mounting Paul, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor, after writing a letter containing this form: Claudius Lysias to the eminent governor Felix, greeting. read more.
This man who was seized by the Jews, and was going to be killed by them, having stood by with the soldiers, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.

Acts 23:35
he said, I will hear thee when thine accusers also will arrive. And he commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod. Verse ConceptsGuardsPalacesPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

Acts 25:16-19
To whom I answered, that it is not a custom by Romans to give any man freely for destruction, before the man being accused has the accusers in person, and receives an occasion of defense about the accusation. When therefore they assembled here, not having made one delay, next in order, having sat on the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought. About whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought not one cause of what I supposed, read more.
but had certain issues against him about his own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who has died, whom Paul was claiming to be alive.

Acts 23:23-24
And having summoned a certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night. And provide beasts, so that after mounting Paul, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor,

Acts 21:31
And while seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem has been stirred up. Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfArmies, RomanAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleChiliarchs

Daniel 2:33
its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay. Verse ConceptsFeetLegsIron Objects

Daniel 2:40
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things. And as iron that crushes all these, it shall break in pieces and crush. Verse ConceptsCrushingFractions, One FourthThings Like IronFourthOvercoming Obstaclesautonomytoughnesscrushes

Daniel 7:19
Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all of them, exceedingly fearful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass, which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue wit Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

Daniel 7:7
After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, fearful and powerful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. And it was diffe Verse ConceptsIronFractions, One FourthTen ThingsStrength Of AnimalsHorns In AllegoryTeethStampingIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

Acts 22:24
the chief captain commanded him be brought into the fort, having said to examine him by scourging, so that he might know for what reason they shouted against him this way. Verse ConceptsScourgingInterrogatingChiliarchsWhy Do Others Do This?serenity

Acts 22:29
Straightway therefore those who were about to examine him withdrew from him. And the chief captain was also afraid when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he was who bound him. Verse ConceptsChainsTying UpCitizens

Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, uncondemned men, being Romans, they cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out privately? Certainly not, but after coming, they shall lead us out. Verse ConceptsApologizingempiresPersecution, Forms OfPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRoman CitizensBeating BelieversSpreading StoriesAvoiding SecrecyBringing People Out Of Other PlacesNo JusticeCitizenstrailsjail

Acts 22:25
And as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it permitted for you to scourge a Roman man, and uncondemned? Verse ConceptsempiresRevenge, And RetaliationRoman CitizensScourgingBreaking Man's LawNo CondemnationTying UpCitizens

Acts 19:21
Now when these things were fulfilled, Paul decided in the spirit, after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, having said, After becoming there, I must also see Rome. Verse ConceptsempiresNecessityRomeVisitingLed By The Spirit

Acts 18:2
And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by origin, who recently came from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius arranged for all the Jews to separate from Rome, he came to them. Verse Conceptsevangelism, motivation forempiresCaesarCommands, in NTPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRefugeesGood Wives ExamplesAquilaRoman EmperorsGroups Sent Away

Acts 10:1
Now a certain man was in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called Italian, Verse ConceptsMilitaryArmies, RomanVolunteering

Acts 27:1
And when it was determined for us to sail for Italy, they delivered both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the band of Augustus. Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

Philippians 2:25
But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need, Verse ConceptsGood FriendsFellowship, In Christian ServiceAliancesFellow WorkersMessengerMissionaries, Support ForSoldiersVisitingFriendship, Examples Ofministering

Matthew 27:26-27
Then he released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus he delivered him so that he would be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus into the Praetorium, gathered the whole band to him.

Matthew 28:13-14
Say ye, His disciples, having come by night, stole him from us while we slept. And if this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and will make you worry free.

2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

Ephesians 6:12
Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he Verse ConceptsCommitment, to the worldevil, origins ofEvil SpiritsSatan, Titles Fordemons, Kinds ofAngels opposed to GodInvasionsPower, God's SavingSociety, Negative Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfStrongholdsAwarenessSatan, Character OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Power OfLiving Not For The MaterialThat Which Is SpiritualDarkness Of EvilPrincipalities And PowersWrestlingBloodMighty in its influencestruggleLife StrugglesSpiritual WarfareConflictBattleStrugglesprincipalities

Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes, this man will be clothed in white garments, and I will, no, not erase his name out of the book of life. And I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his agents. Verse ConceptsBook of lifedefeatSatan, Resistance ToVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesWhat Heaven Will Be LikeOvercomersWhite And Bright ClothesWhite ClothsThe Witness Of ChristBlotted OutNames Blotted OutAngelsOvercoming Through ChristRelationship Of Father And SonOvercomingRemoving People From Your Life

2 Timothy 2:5
And also if any man competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully. Verse ConceptsAthletesCrowns, Spiritual UseLeisure, And PastimesPrizesKeeping Man's WordSportsCompetitionRacefootballstrivingcrownscheatersgames

2 Timothy 2:4
No man who serves in the military entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the man who enlisted the army. Verse ConceptsMilitary ServiceCommanderBeing A SoldierAttitudes, Of Christians To The WorldLove, Abuse OfSelf DenialCare, WorldlyWorldliness, AvoidMinisters, Should Not BeChristians, Names OfUnworldlinessPleasing Mensisterhooddistractions

Acts 25:11-12
For if I am indeed wrong, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing of what these men accuse me, no man can give me to them freely. I appeal Caesar. Then Festus, when he conferred with the council, answered, Thou have appealed Caesar, to Caesar thou will go.

Matthew 8:8-9
And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Verse ConceptsAsceticism, Teachings OfPersecution, Attitudes ToSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSuffering, HardshipHardnessChrist's Disciples Will SufferHeartacheSufferingHardshipHard Work And Perseveranceperserveranceperseveringtoughness

Daniel 7:23
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthGrinding PeopleDifferent ThingsFourthThe Kingdom Of OthersTrampling PlacesBeing Different

John 19:19
And Pilate also wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And it was written, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristSarcasmMessianic Titles, King Of The JewsInscriptionsChrist Is King Of IsraelThe Cross

Acts 26:32
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man could have been released, if he had not appealed Caesar. Verse ConceptsPeople Releasing Others

Acts 22:28
And the chief captain answered, Of a great sum I obtained this citizenship. And Paul said, But then I was born so. Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyExpensiveCitizensReligious Freedomserenity

Acts 22:28
And the chief captain answered, Of a great sum I obtained this citizenship. And Paul said, But then I was born so. Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyExpensiveCitizensReligious Freedomserenity

Acts 11:28
And one of them named Agabus, after standing up, signified by the Spirit there was going be a great famine in the whole world, which also happened under Claudius Caesar. Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCaesarRoman EmperorsPredicting The Future

Luke 2:1
Now it came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to enroll all the world. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip being tetrarch of the region belonging to Ituraea, and of the region of Verse ConceptsCaesarGovernorsLeaders, PoliticalRankTetrarchRoman EmperorsRulers Of A FourthNamed Gentile Rulers

Luke 2:1
Now it came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to enroll all the world. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

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