American Standard Version of 1901
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that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;And the fruit of the womb is his reward.
The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so {Greek: box.}fight I, as not beating the air:
but I {Greek: bruise. Luke 18:5.}buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I {Or, have been a herald}have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.