Scripture has a lot to say about running the race, training with purpose and finding strength beyond your own. These verses are favorites with athletes, coaches and anyone who trains, and they look great on a tank top, tee or hoodie.
Strength
- Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (KJV)
- Isaiah 40:31: “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (KJV)
- Psalms 18:32: “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.” (KJV)
- Psalms 144:1: “A Psalm of David. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:” (KJV)
- 2 Samuel 22:33: “God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.” (KJV)
Running the race
- 1 Corinthians 9:24: “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.” (KJV)
- Hebrews 12:1: “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” (KJV)
- 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” (KJV)
- Galatians 6:9: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (KJV)
Training with purpose
- Colossians 3:23: “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” (KJV)
- 1 Timothy 4:8: “For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” (KJV)
- 1 Corinthians 9:25: “And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (KJV)
- 2 Chronicles 15:7: “Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.” (KJV)
Courage before the game
- Joshua 1:9: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (KJV)
- Deuteronomy 31:6: “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” (KJV)
- Psalms 27:1: “A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (KJV)
- Isaiah 41:10: “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (KJV)
Coaches: matching team shirts work just like our church group orders. Pick one design and add each size. Search any verse to start.