23 Bible Verses about Everything Happening For A Reason

We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:

therefore whenever you pray, be fully persuaded of obtaining your request, and I assure you it shall be granted, whatever it be.

so that there is not a creature that is concealed from his view: but all is naked and open to the eyes of him of whom we speak. Having then so great a high priest,

be thankful to God for every thing, for so christians are oblig'd to be.

All these things happened to them for examples: and are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

so that the passage is fulfilled that is written in their law, "they hated me without a cause."

Now I would have you know, my brethren, that what has happen'd to me, has only conduc'd to the progress of the gospel;

for all things are for your sakes, that the grace which was conferr'd upon many, might by the gratitude of so many, redound to the glory of God.

for there is nothing conceal'd but what shall be made manifest: nor was any thing kept secret, but in order to be divulged.

for if the green wood burn thus, how will the dry wood flame?

all things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made.

then he said, this is what I told you, while I was yet with you, that what has been written concerning me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, must be all accomplished.

Now faith is the foundation of our hopes of happiness, and the persuasion we have about things not evident to our senses.

but by the divine favour I am still preserv'd alive, testifying to the small and to the great nothing but what Moses and the prophets have predicted should happen: "that Christ should suffer:

when the full time of the dispensation was come, to reduce all things both in heaven and on earth, under one head in Christ.

now whatever was heretofore writ, was writ for our instruction; that we through patience and the comfortable promises of the scriptures might have hope.

be therefore upon your guard, be constant in prayer, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all those future ills, and be able to stand in the presence of the son of God.

if you don't believe when I tell you what is plain, how should you believe, if I tell you of things more sublime?

now these things were examples to deter us from longing after things that are pernicious, as they did.

ye shall hear likewise of wars, and rumours of wars: take care not to be disturb'd: for these things must happen, but the end of the Jewish age is not yet.

take courage then, my friends, for I have this confidence in God, that what has been told me, shall be effected,

you shall now become dumb and not recover your speech, till the very day when these things shall happen; because you distrusted my words, which in due time shall have their effect.

only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,