64 Bible Verses about Necessity

And he said to them, O foolish men, and of a mind slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. Ought not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? And from Moses, and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and raised on the third day.

And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes; and be killed, and after three days be raised again.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things written in the law of Moses, and Prophets, and Psalms, concerning me, must be fully accomplished. Then he opened their understanding to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day,read more.
and that a change of mind and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; that every one believing in him may have eternal life.

for they did not yet know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

And when it was day, coming out he went to a solitary place; and the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and urged him not to depart from them. But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent; and he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him;

And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father?

On the same day some of the Pharisees came to him, saying, Go out and depart hence, for Herod wishes to kill you. And he said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and finish [performing] cures to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I shall finish my course. But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following; for it is not possible for a prophet to be destroyed out of Jerusalem.

And it was necessary that he should pass through Samaria.

I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.

A REVELATION of Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his servants [things] which must shortly occur, and he sent and made them known by his angel to his servant John,

And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not afraid, for these things must be; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in [different] places, and there shall be famines. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you be not terrified, for all things must be accomplished; but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in different places; but all these things are the beginning of sorrows.

And when you hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified, for these things must be first; but the end is not immediately. Then said he to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and in places there shall be great earthquakes, and famines, and pestilences; and there shall also be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

And the good news must first be preached to all nations.

And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.

But I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor shall destruction inherit indestructibleness. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead be raised, indestructible, and we shall be changed.read more.
For this destructible must put on indestructibleness, and this mortal must put on immortality. And when this destructible has put on indestructibleness, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall the word be accomplished that is written; Death was swallowed up in victory. Where, death, is your sting? where, death, is your victory?

For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, that each one may receive through the body for what he has done, whether it is good or evil.

AFTER this I saw, and behold, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice which I heard was of a trumpet speaking to me, saying, Come up hither, and I will show you things that must occur hereafter.

And I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, and shut him up and put a seal over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years were finished; after that he must be released a short time.

And he said to me, These words are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show his servants what must shortly occur.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to perform the whole law.

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.

and as for the people, so also for himself, he is obliged to present offerings for sins.

For where there is a covenant, there must follow the death of the covenant-maker.

Jesus answered, I tell you most truly, unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is a spirit. Wonder not that I said to you, You must be born again.

And calling a little child, he set it in the midst of them, and said, I tell you truly, that if you do not turn and become like little children, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus answered and said to him, I tell you most truly, unless one has been born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men, by which we can be saved.

Overlooking therefore the times of ignorance, God now commands all men everywhere to change their minds,

He that says he continues in him, ought also himself so to walk as he walked.

And we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves. Let us each please our neighbor in that which is good for edification;

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly; but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

but avoid profane and silly myths; exercise yourself in piety; for bodily exercise profits little; but piety is profitable in all things, having a promise of the present life and of the life to come.

But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions; and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

For the grace of God that pertains to salvation appeared to all men, teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life, looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ,read more.
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all wickedness, and purify for himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name both before nations and kings, and the children of Israel; for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name.

But arise and enter into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.

And both Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since you cast it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles.

And when these things were accomplished, Paul was disposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome.

And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, for as you have testified of me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.

Then there having been long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, You ought, men, taking my advice, not to have sailed from Crete, and to have saved this injury and loss. And now I advise you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of a life of you, but only of the ship. For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this nightread more.
and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you. Wherefore, men, be of good courage; for I believe God, that it will be as he has told me;

but the Jews opposing it I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; not that I have any thing of which to accuse my nation.

I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the Barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant;

For if I preach the gospel I have nothing to boast of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for woe is me, if I preach not the gospel. For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I am intrusted with a stewardship. What then is my reward? That preaching I may make the gospel without expense, that I may not abuse my right in the gospel.

and having become free from sin you served righteousness.

For being free from all men, I have made myself a servant of all, that I may gain more; to the Jews I have been as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to those under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain those under the law; to those without law, as without law, being not without law to God, but with law to Christ, that I might gain those without law;read more.
to the weak I have been as weak, that I might gain the weak; I have been all things to all men, that I may save some in all conditions; and I do all things for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a partaker of it.

Let each one contribute as he chooses in his heart, not with regret or from necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must necessarily come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

AND he said to his disciples, It is inevitable that offenses should come; but woe to him by whom they come;

for the Son of man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.

The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it would be good for him if that man had not been born.

The Son of man goes indeed as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would be good for him if that man had not been born.

this man, delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have affixed to the cross, and killed by the hand of the wicked,