12,750 verses contain “For” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 8,201–8,300
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Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous,
Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.