It required ​ — and perhaps still requires — ​ that we control our body, “pummel ” it and“ lead it as a slave, ” instead of allowing it to dictate the course of least resistance. ​ — 1 Corinthians 9: 16, 27; 1 Thessalonians 2: 2.
Hal itu menuntut ​ — dan mungkin masih menuntut ​ — agar kita mengendalikan tubuh kita, ” memukuli ” dan ” menguasainya bagaikan budak ”, ketimbang membiarkannya mendiktekan haluan memanjakan diri. ​ — 1 Korintus 9: 16, 27; 1 Tesalonika 2: 2.