1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9:25-27

25Everyone who enters an athletic contest goes into strict training. They do it to win a temporary crown, but we do it to win one that will be permanent.

26So I run—but not without a clear goal ahead of me. So I box—but not as if I were just shadow boxing.

27Rather, I toughen my body with punches and make it my slave so that I will not be disqualified after I have spread the Good News to others.

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