9 Bible Verses about Sports

And if a man contendeth in the games, he is not crowned, unless he contendeth lawfully.

that he himself might present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.

And every one who contendeth in the games is temperate in all things; they, however, to obtain a perishable crown, but we, an imperishable.

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days open scoffers following their own lusts,

Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and envy;

And do not ye become idolaters, as some of them did; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to sport."

But he turned and rebuked them.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?