Physical Fitness

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

She girdeth her loins with strength, And maketh strong her arms.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness. — read the full passage →

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

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

And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — read the full passage →

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

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

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. — read the full passage →

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

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect? — read the full passage →

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: — read the full passage →

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

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — read the full passage →

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; But envy is the rottenness of the bones.

forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties.

Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

Be no longer a drinker of water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; Buta woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

But godliness with contentment is great gain:

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.

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.

An inheritancemay be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. — read the full passage →

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.