Bible verses about "sports" | Murdock

¹ Therefore let us also, who have all these witnesses surrounding us like clouds, cast from us all encumbrances, and sin, which is always prepared for us; and let us run with patience the race that is appointed for us.

⁷ I have fought a good combat, I have completed my race, I have preserved my fidelity; ⁸ and henceforth there is preserved for me a crown of righteousness, with which my Lord, the righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day; and not me only, but them also who love his manifestation.

⁸ But now, put away from you all these, wrath, anger, malice, reviling, filthy talking:

²⁵ For every one who engageth in the contest, restraineth his desires in every thing. And they run, to obtain a crown that perisheth; but we, one that perisheth not.

²⁴ Know ye not that they who run in the stadium, run all of them; yet it is one who gaineth the victory. Run ye, so as to attain.

¹³ I find strength for every thing, in the Messiah who strengtheneth me.

¹⁴ and I run straight for the goal, that I may obtain the prize of victory of the call of God from on high, by Jesus the Messiah.

¹² Every thing is in my power but every thing is not profitable to me. Every thing is in my power; but none of them shall have dominion over me.

⁸ For, exercising the body is profitable a little while; but righteousness is every way profitable and hath promise of the life of the present time and of that to come.

³¹ If therefore ye eat, or if ye drink, or if ye do any thing, do all things for the glory of God.

⁵ And if one contend in the games, he is not crowned, unless he contendeth according to the rules.