1 Corinthians 9:24

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Perceaue ye not howe that they which run in a race, run all, but one receaueth the rewarde? So run that ye may obtayne.

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  • 1 Cor 9:26 : 26 I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Wherfore, seyng that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, lay away all that presseth downe, & the sinne that hangeth so fast on, let vs run with patience vnto the battayle that is set before vs:
  • Phil 3:14 : 14 And I prease towarde the marke, for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus.
  • Phil 2:16 : 16 Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe, to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne, neither haue laboured in vayne.
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 I went vp also by reuelation, & I declared vnto them the Gospel which I preache among the gentiles: but priuately, with them which were the chiefe, lest by any meanes, I shoulde runne or had runne in vayne.
  • Rev 3:11 : 11 Beholde, I come shortly: Holde that which thou haste, that no man take away thy crowne.
  • 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept ye faith. 8 Hencefoorth there is layde vp for me a crowne of ryghteousnesse, which the Lorde, the ryghteous iudge, shall geue me at that day: not to me only, but vnto the also yt haue loued his appearyng.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: For when he is tryed, he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe, which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue hym.
  • Gal 5:7 : 7 Ye dyd runne well, who was a let vnto you, that ye should not obey ye trueth?
  • Eccl 9:11 : 11 So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne, & I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift, in battell it helpeth not to be strong, to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse, to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding, to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in tyme and fortune.
  • Jer 12:5 : 5 Seyng thou art weery in runnyng with the footmen, howe wilt thou then runne with horses? In a peaceable sure lande thou mayest be safe: but howe wylt thou do in the furious pride of Iordane?
  • Hos 12:10 : 10 I haue spoken through the prophetes, and haue multiplied visions, & shewed similitudes by the ministerie of the prophetes.
  • Ps 19:5 : 5 which commeth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber, and reioyceth as a giaunt to runne his course.
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no man begile you of victorie, in the humblenesse and worshippyng of Angels, intrudyng (hym selfe into those thinges) which he hath not seene, causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde,

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  • 1 Cor 9:25-27
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    25Euery man that proueth maisteries, abstayneth from all thynges, and they do it to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe: but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne.

    26I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.

    27But I tame my body, and bryng it into subiection, lest by any meanes, that when I haue preached to other, I my selfe shoulde be a castaway.

  • 2 Tim 2:4-6
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    4No man that warreth, entangleth hym selfe with thaffayres of this lyfe, that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier.

    5And if a man also wrestle, yet is he not crowned except he wrestle lawfullie.

    6The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.

  • Heb 12:1
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    1Wherfore, seyng that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, lay away all that presseth downe, & the sinne that hangeth so fast on, let vs run with patience vnto the battayle that is set before vs:

  • Phil 3:11-17
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    11If by any meanes, I myght attayne vnto the resurrection of the dead.

    12Not as though I had alredy attayned, either were alredy perfect: but I folowe, yf that I may comprehende, wherein also I am comprehended of Christe Iesus.

    13Brethren I count not my selfe as yet that I haue attained: but this one thing I say I forget those thinges which are behynde, and endeuour my selfe vnto those thynges which are before,

    14And I prease towarde the marke, for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus.

    15Let vs therfore as many as be perfect, be thus mynded, and if ye be otherwyse mynded, God shall reueale the same also vnto you.

    16Neuerthelesse, vnto that which we haue attayned vnto, let vs proceade by one rule, that we may be of one accorde.

    17Brethren, be folowers together of me, and loke on them which walke so as ye haue vs for an ensample.

  • 1 Cor 9:22-23
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    22To the weake became I as weake, that I might winne the weake. I am made all thinges to all men, that I might at the least way saue some.

    23And this I do for the Gospels sake, that I might haue my part therof.

  • Gal 5:7
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    7Ye dyd runne well, who was a let vnto you, that ye should not obey ye trueth?

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8Loke on your selues, that we loose not that we haue wrought: but that we may haue a full rewarde.

  • 1 Cor 15:58
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    58Therfore my beloued brethren, be ye stedfast, vnmouable, alwayes riche in the worke of the Lorde, forasmuch as ye knowe that your labour is not in vayne in the Lorde.

  • 2 Tim 4:7-8
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    7I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept ye faith.

    8Hencefoorth there is layde vp for me a crowne of ryghteousnesse, which the Lorde, the ryghteous iudge, shall geue me at that day: not to me only, but vnto the also yt haue loued his appearyng.

  • Phil 2:16
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    16Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe, to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne, neither haue laboured in vayne.

  • 1 Tim 4:8
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    8For bodyly exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all thinges, hauing promise of the lyfe that is nowe, and of that which is to come.

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    9Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.

  • 1 Cor 9:10-11
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    10Either sayth he it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt this is written, that he which eareth, should eare in hope: & that he which tressheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope.

    11If we haue sowen vnto you spirituall thinges, is it a great thing if we reape your carnall thinges?

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    31Whether therfore ye eate or drynke, or whatsoeuer ye do, do all to the prayse of God.

  • Gal 6:8-9
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    8For he that soweth into his flesshe, shal of the flesshe reape corruption: But he that soweth into the spirite, shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng.

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    10Wherfore brethren, geue the more diligence for to make your callyng and election sure: For yf ye do such thynges, ye shall neuer fall.

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    19For though I be free from all men, yet haue I made my selfe seruaunt vnto all men, that I might win the mo.

  • Phil 3:8
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    8Yea, I thynke all thynges but losse, for the excellencie of the knowledge of Christe Iesus my Lorde: For whom I haue counted all thyng losse, & do iudge the but vile, that I may winne Christe,

  • Col 3:24
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    24Knowyng, that of the Lorde ye shall receaue the rewarde of inheritaunce, for ye serue the Lorde Christe:

  • Col 1:29
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    29Wherunto I also labour striuyng, according to his workyng which worketh in me mightylie.

  • 1 Cor 4:6-7
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    6And these thynges brethren, I haue figuratiuely applied vnto my selfe, and to Apollos, for your sakes, that ye might learne by vs, that no man conceaue in mynde aboue that whiche is written, that one swell not agaynst another for any mans cause.

    7For who seperateth thee? And what hast thou, that thou hast not receaued? If thou haue receaued it, why reioycest thou, as though thou haddest not receaued it?

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    12That ye faynt not, but be folowers of them which through fayth and pacience inherite the promises.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

  • Rom 2:7
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    7To them, whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, eternall lyfe.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24Let no man seeke his owne: but euery man anothers wealth.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I haue vsed none of these thinges. Neuerthelesse, I wrote not these thinges, that it shoulde be so done vnto me: For it were better for me to die, then that any man should make my reioycing vayne.

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    13I can do all thynges through Christe, which strengtheneth me.

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    33Euen as I please all men in all thynges, not seking myne owne profite, but the profite of many, that they might be saued.

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    15Haue a care of these thinges, and geue thy selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou profitest in all thynges.

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    27Only let your conuersation be, as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe: that whether I come and set you, or els be absent, I may yet heare of your matters, that ye continue in one spirite, in one soule, fyghtyng together for ye fayth of the Gospell.

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    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: For when he is tryed, he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe, which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue hym.

  • Col 1:10
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    10That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng, beyng fruitefull in all good workes, and encreasyng in the knowledge of God,