What does the Bible say about run?
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The Bible portrays running as a vivid picture of the Christian life: believers persevere by God’s grace, pursue Christ faithfully, and look to the eternal reward rather than temporary gain. In 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, Paul urges disciplined striving for an imperishable crown. Hebrews 12:1 calls Christians to run with endurance, laying aside sin and fixing their eyes on Jesus. Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait on the Lord receive renewed strength to run without growing weary. Near death, Paul could say in 2 Timothy 4:7 that he had finished the race, testifying to God’s preserving faithfulness.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
[24] Don't you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. [25] Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
- Hebrews 12:1
Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
- Isaiah 40:31
but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
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