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-# Connecting Statement:
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-Paul explains that he uses the liberty he has in Christ to discipline himself.
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 # Do you not know that in a race all the runners run the race, but that only one receives the prize?
 
-Paul is reminding the Corinthians of what they know so he can add new information. Alternate translation: "Let me remind you that although all runners run the race, only one runner receives the prize." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+"Let me remind you that although all runners run the race, only one runner receives the prize."
 
 # run the race
 
-Paul compares living the Christian life and working for God to running a race and being an athlete. As in a race, the Christian life and work require strict discipline on the part of the runner, and, as in a race, the Christian has a specific goal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+As in a race, the Christian life and work require strict discipline on the part of the runner and the Christian has a specific goal. 
 
 # run to win the prize
 
-Paul is speaking of the reward God will give his faithful people as if it were a prize given for an athletic contest. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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+Paul is speaking of the reward God will give his faithful people as if it were a prize given for an athletic contest.
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