(1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,
but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the
prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into
strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but
we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore
I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a
man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it
my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will
not be disqualified for the prize.
