34 Bible Verses about Competition

And also if any contend for a prize, he is not crowned, except he contend for a prize lawfully.

And every one contending for the prize, has self command in all things. These surely therefore that they might receive a corruptible crown; and we an incorruptible.

Do ye not know that they running in a race-course, all truly run, and one receives the prize of combat? Do ye so run, that ye might receive.

And some truly by envy and strife, and some also by kindness of disposition, proclaim Christ.

For we dare not appear or join ourselves to certain of them recommending themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and joining themselves to themselves, do not understand.

And I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same, and there be no divisions in you; and ye be set in order in the same mind and in the same knowledge.

Prove now thy servants, ten days; and they shall give to us from seed herbs, and we will eat, and water, and we will drink.

And some of love, knowing that I am placed for justification of the good news:

And the king will love Esther above all the women, and she will receive favor and mercy before him above all the virgins; and he will set the crown of the kingdom upon her head, and he will cause her to reign instead of Vashti.

A Name to be chosen rather than much riches, and good grace rather than gold.

And Elijah will say to the prophets of Baal, Choose for yourselves the one bullock, and do first, for ye are many; and call upon the name of your god, and ye shall not put fire.

But to them of intrigue, and are truly disobedient to the truth, and yielding to injustice, anger and wrath,

And we should observe one another for the incitement of love and good works:

And I saw all the labor and all the success of the work, for this the jealousy of a man from his neighbor. Also this is vanity and striving of spirit.

In brotherly love, being kindly affectioned to one another; in honour preceding one another.

Go and cry to the gods, which ye chose among them; they shall save for you in time of your straits.

For where envy and intrigue, there confusion and every bad deed.

For I am afraid, lest somehow, having come, I find you not such; as I will, and I find you such as ye wish not: lest somehow, strifes, jealousies, wraths, intrigues, calumnies, whisperings, inflations, derangements:

There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, only to want

And a wife to her sister thou shalt not take to press to uncover her nakedness with her, in her living.

And these four children, God gave to them knowledge and understanding in all writing and wisdom: and Daniel understood in every vision and dreams.

And they will remove the strange gods from the midst of them, and they will serve Jehovah: and his soul will be shortened for the labor of Israel.

And all believing were in one and the same place, and had all things common:

Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye waiting for Jehovah.

He will not give me to draw in my spirit, for he will fill me with bitterness.

If any come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, and yet also his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

And ye forsook me, and ye will serve other gods: wherefore I will not add to save you.

And Jehovah will say to the sons of Israel, Was it not out of Egypt, and from the Amorite, and from the sons of Ammon and from Philisteim?

And the sons of Israel will say to Jehovah, We sinned: do thou to us according to all the good in thine eyes; but deliver us now, this day.

And God will speak all these words, saying,

And in this I give an opinion: for this is profitable to you, which no only to do, but to will, ye began before from last year.

I am the living bread which having come down from heaven: if any one eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and also the bread which I shall give is my flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.

And the people, the chiefs of Gilead, will say, a man to his neighbor, Who the man that will begin to war against the sons of Ammon? he shall be for head to all those dwelling in Gilead.