Bible Verses about 'Means'

Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’… Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice
All this took place in order to fulfill what the Lord had announced through the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
a name that means “God is with us.”
Matthew 1:22-23 prophecy miracles Jesus

What then? Should we sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Of course not!
Romans 6:15 sin grace law
Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing,
but a righteous life brings delivery from death.
Proverbs 10:2 honesty money righteousness
As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing.
1 Peter 2:16 life freedom evil
What then shall we say? Should we persist in sin in order that grace may abound? Of course not! We have died to sin. How can we live in it any longer?
Romans 6:1-2 sin grace life
Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 self-control judgment body
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21 Jesus death life
The fear of others will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is secure.
Proverbs 29:25 trust fear
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single letter, not even a tiny portion of a letter, will disappear from the Law until all things have been accomplished.
Matthew 5:18 reliability Word of God law
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Matthew 24:35 reliability Word of God heaven
What then should we say? That the Law is sinful? Absolutely not! Yet if it had not been for the Law, I would not have known what sin was. I would not have known what covet is if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
Romans 7:7 sin law desires
May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16 peace nearness
For this reason, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who have been called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since his death has served to redeem the sins that were committed under the first covenant.
Hebrews 9:15 law Savior mediator
Consequently, anyone united to Christ is a new creation. The old order has passed away. Behold, all has become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17 creation Jesus rebirth
This, in fact, is what you have been called to do, because Christ himself suffered for you and left an example for you to follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 2:21 suffering following calling
And I say to you: You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 church community hell
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and undefiled is this: to come to the aid of orphans and widows in their hardships and to keep oneself untarnished by the world.
James 1:27 sin blameless widows
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word.
Ephesians 5:25-26 love purification relationships
Adulterers! Do you not know that love of the world results in enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wishes to be a lover of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
James 4:4 sin God friendship
Therefore, you will be given this sign
by the Lord himself:
The virgin will be with child,
and she will give birth to a son,
and she will name him Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 christmas Jesus miracles
Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior.
Ephesians 5:22-23 marriage Jesus salvation
Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will persist in their evil ways.
Daniel 12:10 purification sin understanding
His divine power has bestowed on us everything that is necessary for life and for devotion through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.
2 Peter 1:3 strength life receiving
After you have suffered for a brief period, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and support you.
1 Peter 5:10 grace eternal life suffering

Recognizing that laws are not designed for the upright. They are for the lawless and insubordinate, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and irreligious; they are for those who slay their fathers and mothers, for murderers, for those who are fornicators, sodomites, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.