1 Corinthians 9:9,23 – For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
1 Corinthians 15:58 – My dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27 – So I do not run aimlessly . . . But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.