1 Corinthians 9:25

9:25 Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

1 Corinthians 15:50

15:50 Now this is what I am saying, brothers and sisters: ¹  Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.