1 Corinthians 9:24-26
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24 You know when people are running a race, they all run. But only one man will win. The way you should run is to run to win.
25 Everyone who wants to show his strength must control himself in every way. They do it for a prize that will spoil. But what we do, we do for a reward that will never, never spoil.
26 So I do not run as if I did not know where I was going. And I do not fight like a man just beating the air.
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1 Corinthians 9:24-26
New International Version
The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(A) Run(B) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(C) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(D) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(E) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(F)
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