Verse 5

And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 9:24-27 : 24 Knowe ye not, that they which runne in a race, runne all, yet one receiueth the price? so runne that ye may obtaine. 25 And euery man that proueth masteries, abstaineth fro all things: and they do it to obtaine a corruptible crowne: but we for an vncorruptible. 26 I therefore so runne, not as vncertainely: so fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre. 27 But I beate downe my body, & bring it into subiection, lest by any meanes after that I haue preached to other, I my selfe should be reproued.
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is ye man, that endureth tentation: for when he is tried, hee shall receiue the crowne of life, which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue him.
• 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when that chiefe shepheard shal appeare, ye shall receiue an incorruptible crowne of glory.
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Feare none of those things, which thou shalt suffer: beholde, it shall come to passe, that the deuill shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tryed, and ye shall haue tribulation tenne dayes: be thou faithfull vnto the death, and I will giue thee the crowne of life.
• Rev 3:11 : 11 Beholde, I come shortly: holde that which thou hast, that no man take thy crowne.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 The foure and twentie Elders fell downe before him that sate on the throne and worshipped him that liueth for euermore, and cast their crownes before the throne, saying,
• Phil 1:15 : 15 Some preache. Christ euen through enuie and strife, and some also of good will.
• Col 1:29 : 29 Whereunto I also labour & striue, according to his working which worketh in me mightily.
• 2 Tim 4:7-8 : 7 I haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: I haue kept the faith. 8 For hence foorth is laide vp for me the crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lorde the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me onely, but vnto all them also that loue that his appearing.
• Heb 2:7 : 7 Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory & honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.
• Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see Iesus crowned with glory and honour, which was made litle inferiour to the Angels, through the suffering of death, that by Gods grace he might taste death for all men.
• Heb 12:4 : 4 Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
• Luke 13:24 : 24 Striue to enter in at the straite gate: for many, I say vnto you, will seeke to enter in, and shall not be able.