22. To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some.
23. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.
24. Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.
25. Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.