35 Bible Verses about Sports
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And it happened [that], {when he had been there a long time}, Abimelech the king of the Philistines looked through the window, and saw--behold--Isaac [was] fondling Rebekah his wife.
And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
in order that he might present to himself the church glorious, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such [thing], but that she may be holy and blameless.
And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one].
And the house was full of men and women, and all of the rulers of [the] Philistines [were] there--about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching the performance of Samson.
After awhile, when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson and let him entertain us." And they called Samson {from the prison}, and {he entertained them}. And they made him stand between the pillars.
At whom do you make fun? At whom do you {open} [your] mouth [and] {stick out} [your] tongue? [Are] you not children of transgression, offspring of deception,
There [the] ships sail. Leviathan [is there] that you formed to play with.
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne Abraham, mocking.
above all knowing this, that in the last days scoffers will come with scoffing, following according to their own desires
He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She [is] my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
Let not my person be joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and at their pleasure they hamstrung cattle.
" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.
Can a Cushite change his skin, or a leopard his spots? [Then] you also will be able to do good, [who] are accustomed to doing evil.
By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.
and not become idolaters, as some of them [did], just as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play,"
But he turned around [and] rebuked them,
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah (now he [was] sixteen years old) and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
I went down to the orchard of the walnut trees to look at the blossoms of the valley, to see [whether] the vine have sprouted, [whether] the pomegranates have blossomed.
And he began to seek God in the days of Zechariah who was teaching in visions of God. And {whenever} he sought Yahweh God made him have success.
And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.
And he made siege machines in Jerusalem designed [by] skillful men to be [set] upon the towers and upon the corners to shoot arrows and large slingstones. And his fame went out far, for he helped marvelously, for he was strong.
God settles the lonely in a home; he brings prisoners out into prosperity. But the rebellious abide in a barren land.
And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabs who were living in Gur-Baal and Meunim.
And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them.
And he did what [was] right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Amaziah his father had done.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")
