1 Corinthians 9:27

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

No, I bruise my body and make it my slave, lest I, who have called others to the contest, should myself be rejected.

Cross References

Luke 18:5

Yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.'"

Luke 9:25

What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?

Acts 1:25

To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place."

Romans 8:13

If you live in obedience to your earthly nature, you will inevitably die; but if, by the power of the Spirit, you put an end to the evil habits of the body, you will live.

1 Corinthians 8:13

Therefore, if what I eat makes my Brother fall, rather than make my Brother fall, I will never eat meat again.

1 Corinthians 9:25

Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have been through toil and hardship. I have passed many a sleepless night; I have endured hunger and thirst; I have often been without food; I have known cold and nakedness.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore destroy all that is earthly in you--immorality, uncleanness, passions, evil desires, and that greed which is idolatry.

2 Timothy 2:22

Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, I urge you, as pilgrims and strangers upon earth, to refrain from indulging the cravings of your earthly nature, for they make war upon the soul.

2 Peter 2:15

Leaving the straight road, they have gone astray and followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on the reward for wrong-doing,