Athlete

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. — read the full passage →

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, — read the full passage →

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? — read the full passage →

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. — read the full passage →

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; — read the full passage →

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — read the full passage →

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, — read the full passage →

And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.