40 Bible Verses about Exercise

For 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.

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

{A Song of degrees of David.} LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

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;

And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?