Bible Cross References
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Luke 13:24
"Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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Surely you know that many runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize. Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize.
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Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever.
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That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches.
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I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
Philippians 1:15
Of course some of them preach Christ because they are jealous and quarrelsome, but others from genuine good will.
Colossians 1:29
To get this done I toil and struggle, using the mighty strength which Christ supplies and which is at work in me.
Hebrews 12:4
For in your struggle against sin you have not yet had to resist to the point of being killed.
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2 Timothy 4:7
I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:8
And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day---and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.
Hebrews 2:7
You made them for a little while lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor,
Hebrews 2:9
But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God's grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered.
James 1:12
Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.
1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness.
Revelation 2:10
Don't be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.
Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Keep safe what you have, so that no one will rob you of your victory prize.
Revelation 4:4
In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10
the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives forever and ever. They throw their crowns down in front of the throne and say,