Romans 9:16
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16 So then, it does not depend on the person who [a]wants it nor the one who [b](A)runs, but on (B)God who has mercy.
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- Romans 9:16 Or wills nor
- Romans 9:16 I.e., to win mercy or favor
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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24 (A)Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives (B)the prize? (C)Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who (D)competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. So they do it to obtain a perishable (E)wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 Therefore I (F)run in such a way as not to run aimlessly; I box in such a way, as [a]to avoid (G)hitting air; 27 but I strictly discipline (H)my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:26 Lit not hitting
Galatians 5:7
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7 You were (A)running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?
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Philippians 2:16
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16 holding firmly the word of life, so that on (A)the day of Christ I can take pride because I did not (B)run in vain nor (C)labor in vain.
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2 Timothy 4:7
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7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished (B)the course, I have kept (C)the faith;
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Hebrews 12:1
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Jesus, the Example
12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s (A)rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s (B)run with (C)endurance the race that is set before us,
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