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11 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:24 BSB
“Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:26 BSB
“I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.”
— Galatians 2:2 BSB
“as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.”
— Philippians 2:16 BSB
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.”
— Hebrews 12:1 BSB
“God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.”
— 1 Corinthians 1:9 BSB
“If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.””
— 1 Corinthians 15:32 BSB
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7 BSB
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