And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.Īll 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.Īnd Jacob was left alone and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 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. He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ) 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 the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 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.įor with God nothing shall be impossible.Īnd it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.īut he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.īe careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Read full chapter 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 KJV 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. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?įor 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.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.Īnd the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: Read full chapter 1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation Because it is written, Be ye holy for I am holy. Here are 174 Bible verses about sports from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.Īnd if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.īe 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.

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