And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
What does 1 Corinthians 9:25 mean?
The apostle compares himself to the racers and combatants in the Isthmian games, well known by the Corinthians. But in the Christian race all may run so as to obtain.
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LoveEternal lifeThe crossChurch order
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Keep this verse inside 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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