2 Timothy 2:5

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Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, they do not receive a victor's crown unless they compete according to the rules.

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  • 1 Cor 9:24-27 : 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one. 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air. 27 Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  • Rev 3:11 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown.
  • Rev 4:10 : 10 The twenty-four elders will fall down before the one seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They will cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
  • Phil 1:15 : 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
  • Col 1:29 : 29 To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.
  • Heb 2:7 : 7 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor,
  • Heb 2:9 : 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
  • Heb 12:4 : 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
  • Luke 13:24 : 24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

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  • 1 Cor 9:24-27
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    24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.

    25Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one.

    26Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air.

    27Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

  • 2 Tim 2:3-4
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    3Endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

    4No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14Keep reminding them of these things, and solemnly warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Such arguments are useless and lead to the ruin of those who listen.

    15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  • Jas 1:12
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    12Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21If anyone cleanses themselves from the latter, they will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

  • 2 Tim 4:7-8
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    7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.

    8Now there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me but also to all who have loved His appearing.

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient when wronged.

  • Rom 2:7
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    7To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

  • Phil 3:12
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    12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

  • 1 Cor 15:58
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    58Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  • Phil 3:14
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    14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.

  • 1 Tim 6:11-12
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    11But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

    12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

  • Gal 6:8-9
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    8The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

    9Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  • Phil 2:16
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    16holding fast to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I did not labor or run in vain.

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    8For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

  • Col 1:29
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    29To this end, I labor and struggle with all His energy, which so powerfully works within me.

  • 1 Tim 1:8
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    8Now we know that the law is good if one uses it properly.

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    5If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

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    9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.

  • Gal 6:3-4
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    3For if anyone thinks they are something when they are nothing, they deceive themselves.

    4Each one should examine their own work. Then they will have reason to boast regarding themselves alone, and not with reference to another.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
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    18For the Scripture says, 'You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing,' and, 'The worker is worthy of his wages.'

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    25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Each person should remain in the condition in which they were called.

  • 1 Tim 6:3
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    3If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,

  • Deut 20:6
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    6If anyone has planted a vineyard but has not yet enjoyed its fruit, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another enjoy its fruit.

  • 1 Tim 3:3
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    3not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

  • 1 Tim 3:5
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    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

  • 2 Thess 1:5
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    5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

  • 2 Pet 1:10
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    10Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election; for if you do these things, you will never stumble.

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    10For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat.

  • Heb 12:4
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    4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

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    19For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.

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    5in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger;

  • 1 Pet 5:4
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    4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

  • Exod 21:18
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    18If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,