16 Bible Verses about Leisure, And Pastimes
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and he was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awoke him, and say unto him, Master, is it no concern to thee that we are perishing?
Now when Herod was going to bring him forth, the same night was Peter fast asleep between the two soldiers, fastened to them with two chains: and the guards before the door kept the prison.
and the daughter of this Herodias coming in, and dancing, and delighting Herod, and his company, the king said to the damsel, Ask me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
For bodily exercise is of little advantage, but godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Know ye not that they who run on the course, all run indeed, yet but one obtaineth the price? So run, that ye may obtain. And every one who contendeth [in the games] is temperate in all things: they indeed therefore do it that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run not as uncertainly; so do I exercise with my fists, not as striking the air:read more.
but I beat down my body, and bring it into subjection, that I may not by any means, after having preached to others, myself become reprobate.
And if a man contend in the public games, he is not crowned victor, unless he contend according to the laws.
AND as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, behold what vast stones, and what structures!
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit within him was greatly grieved, beholding the city so devoted to idolatry.
Now all the Athenians and the strangers who come to sojourn there, take pleasure in spending their time in nothing else but in talking, or hearing of some novelty.
The cloke which I left behind me at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest bring, and the books, especially the parchments.
But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ditties to you, and ye have not beat your breasts.
They are like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to each other, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and ye have not danced; we have raised the cry of mourning, and ye have not wept.
For the time past of life is enough for us to have wrought the will of the heathen, when we walked in all impurities, lewd appetites, excess of wine, revels, drinking-bouts, and abominable idolatries;
Let us walk becomingly as in the face of day, not in revels and drunkenness, not in impurities and wantonness, not in strife and envy.
or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving.
