34 Bible Verses about Exercise

For physical training is of some small service, but godliness is of service in everything; since it carries with it a promise of life, both here and hereafter.

Ever reject these profane and old womanish myths; and continually train yourself for the contest of godliness.

Every man who contends in the games continually trains himself by all manner of self-restraint. Now they do it to get a fading garland, but we, one that is unfading.

For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,

and he exerts the full authority of the first beast before him, and he makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast whose death-stroke was healed.

But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith.

But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

But solid food is for adults, that is, for those who by constant practise have their faculties trained to discriminate between good and evil.

Because he willed, he gave us birth through the word of truth, so that we should be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.

"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.

I allow no woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man; but let her keep quiet.

If, however, they are not exercising self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.

but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

not by way of lording it over your heritage, but by becoming examples to the flock.

"You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority.

It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by the energy of his power.

But see to it lest this right of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak.

and he said to them. "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have who have authority over them are called Benefactors.

And he was permitted to utter loud boasts and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty-two months.

If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service.

For in his own good time this will be brought about by that blessed and only potentate, King of kings and Lord of lords,

And so, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, with reverence and self-distrust work out your own salvation;

This is a faithful saying, "If any man is seeking the office of a minister he is aspiring to a noble task."

He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,

Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;

because you know that the testing of your faith is working out endurance.

and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,

to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

Now unto him who, according to his might that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or even think,

in order that as sin has ruled as king in death, so also grace might rule as king in righteousness which issues in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,??urs!

If the whole body were an eye, where were hearing? If all were hearing, where were smelling?

So then brace up your minds, be steady in spirit, and fix your hope firmly in the grace that is coming to you, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

I know well that "the Law is good" if a man use it lawfully;

"And will not God see justice done to his elect who are crying unto him day and night, even if he seems to delay helping them?