Bible Verses About Running a Race

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.”

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.”

“Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.”

“Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.”

“No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.”

“But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.”

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,”

“I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.”

“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

“You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?”

“Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”

“In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.”

“And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.”

“For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.””

“Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?”

“If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.”

“Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?”

“Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.”

“No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.”

“Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.”

“But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”

“From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.”

“I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.”

“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.”

“I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.”

“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”

“You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.”

“Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;”

“I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.”

“I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”

“He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.”

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.”

“Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.”

“So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.”

“For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.”

“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.”

“He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.”

“He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.”

“When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.”

“Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.”

“To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.”

“And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.”

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

“Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!”

“Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.””

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.”