Bible Verses About Athletics
Bible verses about Athletics, from the Berean Standard Bible.
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”
“Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.”
“Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.”
“For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.”
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.”