I have competed well; ¹  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

“Exert every effort ¹  to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

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

Toward this goal ¹  I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully ²  works in me.

In fact this is why ¹  we work hard and struggle, ²  because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, ³  especially of believers.

Compete well ¹  for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession ²  for ³  in the presence of many witnesses.

Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave ¹  of Christ, ²  greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured ³  in all the will of God.

Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being ¹  handed over ²  to the Jewish authorities. ³  But as it is, ⁴  my kingdom is not from here.”