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1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

1 Corinthians 9:24 BSB

1 Corinthians 9:24 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Philippians 3:14 (69 votes) and Hebrews 12:1 (54 votes). 23 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Psalm 19 to Revelation 3.

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Which verses does 1 Corinthians 9:24 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Philippians 3:1469 votes

    I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

  2. Hebrews 12:154 votes

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

  3. 2 Timothy 4:7–847 votes

    I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

  4. Revelation 3:1142 votes

    I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

  5. Philippians 2:1639 votes

    as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

  6. 1 Corinthians 9:2630 votes

    Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.

  7. Galatians 5:730 votes

    You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

  8. Jeremiah 12:522 votes

    “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

  9. Galatians 2:221 votes

    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

  10. James 1:1221 votes

    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

  11. Ecclesiastes 9:1120 votes
  12. Psalm 19:513 votes
  13. Colossians 2:1812 votes
  14. Hosea 12:106 votes

Which verses point to 1 Corinthians 9:24?

The 10 strongest of 23.