Physical Fitness

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

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, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

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

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. — read the full passage →

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 drunk with wine, wherein is excess; 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 meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not 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, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

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

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

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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

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

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of 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 the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

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

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing 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 destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

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

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. — read the full passage →

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil. — read the full passage →

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

And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat 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 strength.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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.

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

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

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.

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

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

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

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: — read the full passage →

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

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

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those 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 in us.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, 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 inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

Blessed are they which do 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 one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: — read the full passage →

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which 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 appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. — read the full passage →

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.