'For Us' in the Bible

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be this way for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness."

"But the wise ones replied, "No! There will never be enough for us and for you. You'd better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'

Later, the other bridesmaids arrived and said, "Lord, lord, open up for us!'

Whoever is not against us is for us.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus and told him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, he should marry the widow and have children for his brother.

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

They kept saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

He has raised up a mighty Savior for us from the family of his servant David,

because he loves our people and built our synagogue for us."

Peter asked, "Lord, are you telling this parable just for us or for everyone?"

After the homeowner gets up and closes the door, you can stand outside, knock on the door, and say again and again, "Lord, open the door for us!' But he will answer you, "I don't know where you come from.'

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

and asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and have children for his brother.

So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal."

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished. Get things ready for us there."

But they all shouted out together, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas for us!"

The Jewish leaders told him, "It is not legal for us to put anyone to death." This was to fulfill what Jesus had said when he indicated the kind of death he was to die.

So the Twelve called the whole group of disciples together and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect messages from God in order to wait on tables.

They told Aaron, "Make gods for us who will lead us. This Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt we don't know what happened to him!'

he has fulfilled for us, their descendants, by raising Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm, "You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.'

These men went on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

but also for us. Our faith will be regarded in the same way, if we believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, since we do not know how to pray as we should. But the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words,

What, then, can we say about all of this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

It is because of God that you are in union with the Messiah Jesus, who for us has become wisdom from God, as well as our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

yet for us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything came into being and for whom we live. And there is only one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, through whom everything came into being and through whom we live.

Now their experiences serve as examples for us so that we won't set our hearts on evil as they did.

These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down as a warning for us in whom the culmination of the ages has been attained.

as you also help us by your prayers for us. Then many people will thank God on our behalf because of the favor shown us through the prayers of many.

This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison,

God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that God's righteousness would be produced in us.

Make room for us in your hearts! We have not treated anyone unjustly, harmed anyone, or cheated anyone.

Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.

The Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written, "A curse on everyone who is hung on a tree!"

and the unlimited greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his mighty strength,

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

Live lovingly, just as the Messiah also loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and sacrifice, a fragrant aroma to God.

At the same time also pray for us that God would open before us a door for the word so that we may tell the secret about the Messiah, for which I have been imprisoned.

Now may our God and Father and our Lord Jesus provide a way for us to visit you.

who died for us in order that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

Brothers, pray for us.

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly, and that it may be honored the way it is among you.

He gave himself for us to set us free from every wrong and to cleanse us so that we could be his special people who are enthusiastic about doing good deeds.

the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),

since God had planned something better for us, so that they would not be perfected without us.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

This is how we have come to know love: the Messiah gave his life for us. We, too, ought to give our lives for our brothers.

We have come to know and rely on the love that God has for us. God is love, and the person who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.