45 Bible Verses about Race

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

So I do not run uncertainly or box like one who hits only air.

with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

The Lord answered, "If you have raced on foot against men and they have worn you out, how will you be able to compete with horses? And if you feel secure only in safe and open country, how will you manage in the thick undergrowth along the Jordan River?

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Like a bridegroom it emerges from its chamber; like a strong man it enjoys running its course.

From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live,

Not that I have already attained this -- that is, I have not already been perfected -- but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.

Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.

Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?

I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running -- or had not run -- in vain.

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge -- for time and chance may overcome them all.

But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace.

After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.

Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines.

but in every nation the person who fears him and does what is right is welcomed before him.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed -- cut off from Christ -- for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people because all sinned --

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female -- for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham's family, and those Gentiles among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us.

For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the Lord -- that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

I have observed the burden that God has given to people to keep them occupied.

You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,