Physical Exercise

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper, and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

but I chastise my body, and bring <FI>it<Fi> into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others--I myself may become disapproved.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

She hath girded with might her loins, And doth strengthen her arms.

Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept,

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age--Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding. — read the full passage →

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain; — read the full passage →

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments, — read the full passage →

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own,

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air; — read the full passage →

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, <FI>are<Fi> pure, but evil <FI>is<Fi> to the man who is eating through stumbling.

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, `I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than <FI>those of<Fi> the lads which <FI>are<Fi> of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,' — read the full passage →

that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might. — read the full passage →

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I--I will not be under authority by any;

but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;

for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

A healed heart <FI>is<Fi> life to the flesh, And rottenness to the bones <FI>is<Fi> envy.

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield. — read the full passage →

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;

and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Honey thou hast found--eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated <FI>with<Fi> it, and hast vomited it.

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

The end of humility <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.

Ye--of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who <FI>is<Fi> in you, than he who is in the world.

forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

and be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled in the Spirit,

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God; — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow--that also he shall reap,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, — read the full passage →

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety, — read the full passage →

and at the end of ten days their appearance hath appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food.

have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you? — read the full passage →

I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.

To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.

and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety, — read the full passage →

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;'

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold; and one thing--the things behind indeed forgetting, and to the things before stretching forth-- — read the full passage →

The grace <FI>is<Fi> false, and the beauty <FI>is<Fi> vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear, — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle. — read the full passage →

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us;

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

And this same also--all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

Because our sons <FI>are<Fi> as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished--the likeness of a palace,