"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."
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But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
But I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.
But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest [after] having preached to others I should be myself rejected.
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.
but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
but I chastise my body, and bring `it' into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.