Bible Verses About Why Jesus Was Born

All throughout December, you hear Christians talking about the reason for the season.  Most of our society would say the reason for Christmas is to spread love.  Most Christians would say it is to celebrate Jesus' birth.  But why?  Why was Jesus born?  Why did He come to earth?  What was His purpose?

There are actually quite a few Bible verses about why Jesus came:

Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”

Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”

Mark 1:38 He said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.”

Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 10:45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

John 3:17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.”

John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”

John 9:39 And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

John 12:27 “Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.”

John 18:37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.

1 Timothy 1:15 It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all.

Hebrews 2:14-15 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

Hebrews 2:17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 9:26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Hebrews 10:7 “Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do Your will, O God.’”

1 John 3:8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 4:9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:14 We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

You can examine these reasons a little more deeply with the activity.  Print out the activity.  Then, read through the verses and underline the reasons that Jesus came.  Also, look for repeated words or themes.  Then, cut the Bible verses out and put them into piles to categorize them into common reasons.

When you are finished, examine them to see if any appear to be contradictory.  If so, how is the contradiction resolved?  Is there a theme that is repeated most?  Why?

You can also find sharable pictures 

of many of these Bible verses here.

What Bible verses am I missing?