Against this background, the apostle Paul was inspired to write to the young man Timothy: “Bodily training is beneficial for a little; but godly devotion is beneficial for all things, as it holds promise of the life now and that which is to come. ”
पहली शताब्दी में, यूनानी लोग शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य और शक्‍ति को बढ़ाने, कसरत, और खेल - कूद स्पर्धाओं के प्रति अपने समर्पण के लिए मशहूर थे ।