1 Corinthians 9:27

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III

Et ideo Paulus quoque: "Corpus meum," inquit, "castigo, et in servitutem redigo; quoniam qui certat, omnia continet," hoc est, in omnibus continet, non ab omnibus abstinens, sed continenter utens iis, quae utenda judicavit, "illi quidera ut corruptibilem coronam accipiant; nos autem ut incorruptibilem,"[200]

Tertullian On Fasting

Nay, rather, by the virtue of contemning food He was initiating "the new man" into "a severe handling" of "the old,"[62]

Origen Against Celsus Book V

We, however, when we do abstain, do so because "we keep under our body, and bring it into subjection,"[168]

The First Epistle of Clement Concerning Virginity

He in whomsoever the Spirit of God is, is in accord with the will of the Spirit of God; and, because he is in accord with the Spirit of God, therefore does he mortify, the deeds of the body and live unto God, "treading down and subjugating the body and keeping it under; so that, while preaching to others," he may be a beautiful example and pattern to believers, and may spend his life in works which are worthy of the Holy Spirit, so that tie may "not be cast away,"[81]