strive.

Luke 13:24
"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. . . .

Philippians 1:15
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.

Colossians 1:29
To this end I labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

Hebrews 12:4
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

is he.

2 Timothy 4:7, 8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. . . .

Hebrews 2:7, 9
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor . . .

James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

Revelation 4:4, 10
Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads. . . .