1 Corinthians 9:24

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race,  but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to win the prize.

Cross References

Philippians 3:14

I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly  call in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses  surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance  the race that lies before us,

Revelation 3:11

I am coming soon.   Hold on to what you have,   so that no one takes your crown.

Philippians 2:16

by holding firm to the word  of life. Then I can boast  in the day of Christ  that I didn’t run or labour for nothing.

1 Corinthians 9:26

So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Jeremiah 12:5

If you have raced with runners and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble  in a peaceful land, what will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

Galatians 2:2

I went up according to a revelation  and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles, but did so privately to those recognised as leaders. I wanted to be sure I was not running, and had not been running, in vain.

James 1:12

Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown  of life that God  has promised to those who love him.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift,  or the battle to the strong,  or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one condemn  you  by delighting in ascetic practices  and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such a person is inflated  by empty notions of his unspiritual  mind.

Hosea 12:10

I will speak through the prophets and grant many visions; I will give parables through the prophets.

Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone  as obedient slaves,  you are slaves of that one you obey   #– #either of sin leading to death  or of obedience leading to righteousness?

1 Corinthians 9:13

Don’t you know that those who perform the temple services eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar  share in the offerings of the altar?

1 Corinthians 9:23

Now I do all this because of the gospel, so that I may share in the blessings.

Philippians 3:12

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold  of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.