What Does the Bible Say About Run The Good Race?

2 Timothy 4:7-8 ESV / 59 helpful votes

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth 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 also to all who have loved his appearing.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Hebrews 12:1 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Philippians 3:8 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

1 Corinthians 9:24 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

2 Timothy 4:21 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brothers.

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Ephesians 1:1-23 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, ...

John 15:1-27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. ...

1 Timothy 1:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Ephesians 4:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And give no opportunity to the devil.

Romans 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

John 12:1-50 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” ...

John 3:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...

James 1:1-27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ...

2 Timothy 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,

Philippians 2:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Matthew 10:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

John 4:1-54 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. ...

Matthew 24:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

Philemon 1:24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Titus 3:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

1 Timothy 4:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.

Matthew 23:1-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, ...

29 Bible Verses about Run The Good Race

2 Timothy 4:7-8 ESV / 59 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:1 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Philippians 3:8 ESV / 19 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 9:24 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Romans 8:28 ESV / 14 helpful votes

2 Timothy 4:21 ESV / 9 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Ephesians 1:1-23 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:1-27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Timothy 1:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 12:1-50 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

James 1:1-27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Philippians 2:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 10:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:1-54 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 24:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philemon 1:24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Titus 3:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Timothy 4:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 23:1-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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2 Timothy 4:7-8 ESV / 59 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Hebrews 12:1 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Philippians 3:8 ESV / 19 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 9:24 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Romans 8:28 ESV / 14 helpful votes

2 Timothy 4:21 ESV / 9 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Ephesians 1:1-23 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:1-27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Timothy 1:20 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Romans 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 12:1-50 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 3:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 6:1-34 ESV / 4 helpful votes

James 1:1-27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Philippians 2:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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Matthew 10:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:1-54 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 24:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philemon 1:24 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Titus 3:5 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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