'For Us' in the Bible

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

Peter said to him, "Explain the figure for us."

But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."

But the sensible ones answered, 'There may not be enough for us and you. You had better go to the dealers and buy yourselves some.'

Afterward the other bridesmaids came and said, 'Sir! Sir! Open the door for us!'

For the man who is not against us is for us.

And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to him and said, "Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

And he will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make your preparations for us there."

And they said to one another, "Who will roll the stone back from the doorway of the tomb for us?"

And he has produced a mighty Savior for us In the house of his servant David.

Peter said to him, "Master, do you mean this figure for us, or is it for everybody?"

when the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock on the door, and say, 'Open it for us, sir!' Then he will answer you and say, 'I do not know where you come from,'

Is it right for us to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?"

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

But they all shouted out, "Kill him, and release Barabbas for us!"

Then they said to him, "Then what sign do you show for us to see and so come to believe you? What work are you doing?

They are advocating practices which it is against the law for us as Romans to adopt or observe."

They went on to Troas and waited for us there,

For when we were still helpless, at the decisive moment Christ died for us godless men.

But God proves his love for us by the fact that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.

In the same way the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit itself pleads for us with inexpressible yearnings,

Then what shall we conclude from this? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Will not he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, with that gift give us everything?

who can condemn them? Christ Jesus who died, or rather who was raised from the dead, is at God's right hand, and actually pleads for us.

Are you satisfied already? Have you become rich already? Have you entered your kingdom without waiting for us? I wish you had entered it, so that we might share it with you!

For supposing there are so-called gods in heaven or on earth??nd indeed there are plenty of such gods and lords??6 yet for us there is just one God, the Father, who is the source of all things, and for whom we live, and just one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom everything was made and through whom we live.

We are free to do anything, but not everything is good for us. We are free to do anything, but not everything builds up character.

and how surpassingly great his power is for us who believe; like the mighty strength

But God is so rich in mercy that because of the great love he had for us,

who died for us so that whether we are still alive or fall asleep we may live with him.

Brothers, pray for us.

Now, brothers, pray for us, that the Lord's message may spread rapidly and gloriously as it did among you,

He gave himself for us, to free us from all wickedness and purify for himself a people of his own, eager to do right.

by the new, living way which he has opened for us, through the curtain, that is, his physical nature,

for God had resolved upon something still better for us, that they might not reach the fulfilment of their hopes except with us.

My dear children, I am writing you this so that you may not sin; yet if anyone does sin, we have in Jesus Christ one who is upright and will intercede for us with the Father.

Think what love the Father has had for us, in letting us be called God's children, for that is what we are. This is why the world does not know what we are??ecause it has never come to know him.

We know what love means from the fact that he laid down his life for us; so we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

God's love for us has been revealed in this way??hat God has sent his only Son into the world, to let us have life through him.

So we know and believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever continues to love keeps in union with God, and God with him.