Competition

10 passages

1. 1 Corinthians 10:31

   So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

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2. Luke 16:15

   So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

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3. Galatians 6:9

   Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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4. 1 Corinthians 9:25

   Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

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5. Psalm 108:13

   With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

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6. Ecclesiastes 4:4

   I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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7. 2 Corinthians 10:12

   We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

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8. Matthew 19:30

   But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

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9. Matthew 6:33

   But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

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10. Galatians 5:26

    Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

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