35 Bible Verses about Sports
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And it was when the days there were long to him, and Abimelech king of the Philistines shall bend forward through the window, and will see, and behold, Isaak playing with Rebekah his wife.
And also if any contend for a prize, he is not crowned, except he contend for a prize lawfully.
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it be holy and blameless.
As laughter to the foolish one, to do mischief: and wisdom is to the man of understanding.
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.
And the house was filled with men and women, and there were all the princes of Philisteim, and upon the roof about three thousand men and women looking upon the sport of Samson
And it will be when their heart will be joyful, and they will say, Call to Samson, and he shall play to us. And they will call to Samson from the house of bonds and he will play before them, and they will set him between the pillars.
Against whom will ye deride? against whom will ye make broad the mouth, will ye thrust out the tongue? are ye not children of transgressing and a seed of falsehood?
There the ships will go: the sea monster thou didst form to play in it
And Sarah will see the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she brought forth to Abraham, laughing.
Knowing this first, that in the last of the days shall mockers come for deceiving, going according to their own eager desires,
He mocking to the poor one reproached him making him: and he rejoicing at misfortune shall not be unpunished.
And Abraham will say as to Sarah his wife, This my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, will send and take Sarah.
My soul shall not come into their consultation; in their assembly, my honor shall not be united, for in their anger they killed a man and in their will, houghed a bullock.
Thou shalt not take up a false report: thou shalt not put thy hand with the unjust one to be a witness of wrong.
Will the Cushite change his skin and the panther his variegated spots? Ye shall also be able to do good, being taught to do evil.
In this ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit which acknowledges Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is of God:
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.
Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
And having turned he censured them, and said, Ye know not of what sort Of spirit ye are.
And all the people will take Uzziah, and he the son of sixteen years, and they will make him king instead of his father Amaziah.
I went down into the garden of nuts to look upon the greens of the valley, to see whether the vine was fruitful, whether the pomegranates blossomed.
And he will be for seeking God in the days of Zechariah understanding in the visions of God: and in the days of his seeking Jehovah, God prospered him.
He built Eloth and turned it back to Judah; afterwards the king lay down with his fathers.
And Uzziah will prepare for them for all the army shields and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and for stones of slings.
And he will make in Jerusalem engines, devised of him devising, to be upon the towers and upon the corners to cast with arrows and with great stones. And his name went forth even to afar off; for he was made wonderful to help even till he was strong.
God setting the only ones in the house, bringing forth the bound into prosperities, but those turning away dwelt in a dry land.
And God will help him against the rovers, and against the Arabians inhabiting Gur-Baal, and the Mehunims.
And Uzziah will build towers in Jerusalem at the gate of the corner, and at the gate of the valley, and at the angle, and he will strengthen them.
And he will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah according to all which Amaziah his father did.
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani I this is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?