If others are partakers of this authority over you, should we not even more? Nevertheless we have not used this authority, but endure all things so that we might not hinder the gospel of Christ.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, through many tears, not that you should be sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly for you.

to whom we did not yield in submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

And everyone who competes for the prize controls himself in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable.

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

The hard-working farmer should rightfully be first to partake of the crops.

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the Heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold fast to the origin of our Foundation steadfast to the end,

The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory about to be revealed:

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.