1 Corinthians 9:24 · WEB
“Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:24
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Early Church (~50 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
teaching
Emotional genome
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Commanddisciplinecompetitionwinning
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