Sports

Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. — 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 anything.

Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day. — read the full passage →

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Thus says Yahweh, Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don’t let the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth. — read the full passage →

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. — read the full passage →

Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.

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

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby. — read the full passage →

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

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity. — read the full passage →

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, — read the full passage →

But he stood in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and Yahweh worked a great victory.

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom: — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ — read the full passage →

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. — read the full passage →

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. — read the full passage →

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. — read the full passage →

The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go out to war. — read the full passage →

Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.

“So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.

For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.

Stop trusting in man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for of what account is he?

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. — read the full passage →

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.” — read the full passage →

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.

Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.

Jesus answering, said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” — read the full passage →

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; — read the full passage →

For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. — read the full passage →

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; — read the full passage →

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away. — read the full passage →

His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires. — read the full passage →

Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings. — read the full passage →

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the Good News beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you all the nations will be blessed.” — read the full passage →

who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts. — read the full passage →

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

to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you, — read the full passage →

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News, — read the full passage →

They said to Joshua, “Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us.” — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. — read the full passage →

and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh doesn’t save with sword and spear: for the battle is Yahweh’s, and he will give you into our hand.” — read the full passage →

After the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them. — read the full passage →

For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

But I ask, didn’t Israel know? First Moses says, “I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, with a nation void of understanding I will make you angry.” — read the full passage →

and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things. — read the full passage →

I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’ — read the full passage →

Jesus summoned them, saying, “Allow the little children to come to me, and don’t hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. — read the full passage →

When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward. — read the full passage →

Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and he shall destroy many in their security. He shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. — read the full passage →

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively. — read the full passage →

He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap; — read the full passage →

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, in the midst of the ladies playing with tambourines, — read the full passage →

You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. — read the full passage →

Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken, — read the full passage →