1 Corinthians 9:25-27 All athletic competitors exercise general self-control—they do it in order to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

WPNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ All athletic competitors exercise general self-control—they do it in order to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. ²⁶ So that is how I ‘run’, with a definite goal; that is how I fight, with well-aimed blows. ²⁷ Yes, I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.