Sportsmanship

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: — read the full passage →

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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

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

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 →

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

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — 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 →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

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 →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

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.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. — read the full passage →

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.

For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. — 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, — 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.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. — read the full passage →

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. — read the full passage →

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? — read the full passage →

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.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. — read the full passage →

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. — read the full passage →

David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. — read the full passage →

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And the Lord shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. — read the full passage →

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? — read the full passage →

And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. — read the full passage →

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: — read the full passage →

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: — read the full passage →

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: — read the full passage →

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. — read the full passage →

Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. — read the full passage →

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. — read the full passage →

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. — read the full passage →

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. — read the full passage →

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. — read the full passage →

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. — read the full passage →

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. — read the full passage →