47 Bible Verses about Everything Happening For A Reason

But we do know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens:

That which is was long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God bringeth back again that which is past.

For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you.

And there is not a creature unapparent before him; but all things are naked and laid bare to his eyes, with whom we have to do.

I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

Now all these things happened to them as types, and have been written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.

But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, They hated me without a cause.

But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

then I saw that all is the work of God, and that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however man may labour to seek it out, yet doth he not find it; and even, if a wise man think to know it, he shall not be able to find it out.

For all this I laid to my heart and indeed to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.

That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which will be done: and there is nothing new under the sun.

for if these things are done in the green tree, what shall take place in the dry?

For to every purpose there is time and manner. For the misery of man is great upon him;

All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being.

Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.

Jehovah of hosts hath sworn saying, Assuredly as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, it shall stand:

Now faith is the substantiating of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Having therefore met with the help which is from God, I have stood firm unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing else than those things which both the prophets and Moses have said should happen,

thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall not stand, nor come to pass;

For I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed, it shall be no more deferred. For in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand.

so I have long ago declared them to thee; before they came to pass I caused thee to hear them; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, or my molten image hath commanded them.

for the administration of the fulness of times; to head up all things in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth; in him,

for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?

Thus Ezekiel shall be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when it cometh, then ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

For as many things as have been written before have been written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;

If I have said the earthly things to you, and ye believe not, how, if I say the heavenly things to you, will ye believe?

But these things happened as types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.

And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all these things must take place, but it is not yet the end.

And as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.

declare the things that are to happen hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods; yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be astonished, and behold it together.

Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

Whether he cause it to come as a rod, or for his land, or in mercy.

and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.

Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings;