'Run' in the Bible
Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written:I will strike the shepherd,and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.
Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”
Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away, because it is written:I will strike the shepherd,and the sheep will be scattered.
They will say to you, ‘Look there!’ or ‘Look here!’ Don’t follow or run after them.
They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.”
So not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin—the very one all of Asia and the world adore.”
In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering.”
After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.
Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could.
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
But you, man of God, run from these things,and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,love, endurance, and gentleness.
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,