'For Us' in the Bible

And Peter answered and said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

But the wise answered, saying: Lest there may not be enough for us and you, go rather to those who sell, and buy for your selves.

Afterward the other virgins also came, and said: Lord! Lord! open for us.

And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

For he that is not against us, is for us.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, and said: Teacher, we desire you to do for us whatever we shall ask.

Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man's brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up children for his brother.

And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and made ready; there make ready for us.

And they said among themselves: Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher?

and he has raised up for us, in the house of David his servant, a horn of salvation,

And it came to pass, that, as they were withdrawing from him, Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for thee, one for Moses, and one for. Elijah, not knowing what he said.

And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us, is for us.

When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are;

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

saying: Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up children for his brother.

And he sent Peter and John, saying: Go, make ready the passover for us, that we may eat it.

nor do you consider that it is profitable for us, that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.

Then Pilate said to them: Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. Then the Jews said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any one to death;

and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe.

These went before, and waited for us at Troas.

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

For I consider the sufferings of the present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed for us.

In like manner, also, the Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us, with groanings unutterable.

What, then, shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not with him also freely give us all things?

Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died: rather, indeed, that has risen, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new mass, as you are without leaven; for Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed for us.

Now these things took place as examples for us, that we should not desire evil things, as they, also, desired.

if you also unite in prayer for our aid, that the favor bestowed on us, through the intercession of many persons, may cause thanks to be given by many for us.

For our present light affliction works out for us an eternal fullness of glory, excelling all excellence, ls while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things seen are temporal; but the things not seen are eternal.

for he has made him, who knew no sin, a sin-offering for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Now as you excel in every thing, in faith, and in speech, and in knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you excel in this gift also.

But we will not boast ourselves with respect to regions not measured to us; but according to the measure of the line which God, who measures, has appointed for us to reach even to you.

Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:)

and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave him self for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.

praying at the same time also for us, that God may open for us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of the Christ, for which I am in bonds,

who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we might live together with him.

Brethren, pray for us.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified even as among you;

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

whither a forerunner for us has gone, even Jesus, who is made a high priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

For the Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, the copies of the true; but he has entered heaven itself, now to present himself in the presence of God for us.

And, indeed, the Holy Spirit is a witness for us. For after he had said before,

by a new and living way which he has dedicated for us, through the vail, that is, his flesh;

because God had provided some better thing for us, that they, without us, should not be made perfect.

Pray for us: for we trust that we have a good conscience, willing to live honor ably in all things.

in respect to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fades not away, reserved in heaven for us,

to whom it was revealed, that, not for themselves, but for us, they ministered the things that are now preached to you by those who have made known to you the gospel, through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; into which things angels desire to look.

To this, indeed, you have been called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his footsteps.

Since, then, Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, do you also arm yourselves with the same determination; for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

For the time past of our life should be enough for us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, while we walked in licentiousness, lusts, drunkenness, revelings, drinkings, and unlawful idolatries.

By this we know the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.