38 Bible Verses about God's Will

For it is God's will that, by doing good, you should put to silence the ignorant [talk and actions] of foolish people.

For, if it is God's will that you should suffer, it is better [for you] that it be on account of doing right than doing wrong.

for it is God who is at work in you, both to motivate the desire and to carry out what pleases Him.

For whoever will do what God wants, that person is my brother, and sister and mother."

For it is God's will that you should be dedicated to Him, [that is], you should avoid sexual immorality.

If anyone [really] desires to do what God wants, he will know whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority [only].

And I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask Him for."

Thank [God] for everything, for this is what God wants for you in [the fellowship of] Christ Jesus.

And pray that I will [be able to] come to you joyfully, if it is God's will, and have a refreshing visit with you.

Instead, you should be saying, "If it is what the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that."

knowing that whatever good deed a person does, he will be rewarded for it from the Lord, whether he is a slave or a free person.

And my God will supply all your needs [also], according to His glorious wealth [enjoyed by fellowship] in Christ Jesus.

So, this is why, since the day we heard about these things, we do not stop praying for you and requesting that you people be filled [by God] with the knowledge of what He wants [for your lives], and with spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Now God has both raised up the Lord [Jesus], and will [also] raise us up [from the dead] through His power.

Come on now, you people who are saying, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this [or that] city, spend a year there, do business and make some money."

Jesus answered them, "My food is doing what God, who sent me, wants me to, and accomplishing His work.

For you need to be steadfast so that, after you have done what God wants, you will receive the promise [of an inheritance. See 9:15].

So then, you should no longer live the rest of your lives [to satisfy] the sinful desires of your body, but to do what God wants.

And this is [how we can express] boldness in our relationship with God: Whatever we ask [of God, in prayer], so long as it is in harmony with His will for us, [we know] He hears our request.

He will repay every person for what he has done. [See Psa. 62:12].

And we will do so [i.e., go on to more advanced teaching] if God allows us to. For it is impossible to get people who have [completely] fallen away [from God] to repent again, because they [continue to] crucify for themselves God's Son all over again, and hold Him up to contempt.

equip you with every good deed for doing God's will. [May He] work in us [to accomplish] what is very pleasing in His sight through [the power of] Jesus Christ. May there be praise to Him forever and ever. May it be so.

And this is what [else] my Father wants: That every person who sees the Son [i.e., with the eye of faith] and believes in Him should have never ending life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day."

If any person destroys God's Temple, God will destroy him. For God's Temple is holy [i.e., set apart for His service], and you people are His [holy] Temple.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you a spirit [i.e., a disposition] of wisdom and revelation [or, "give you the spiritual gifts of wisdom and revelation"], so you can have full knowledge of God.

The person who belongs to God listens to the message from God. The reason you will not listen to it is because you do not belong to God."

[This letter is from] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, according to God's will, [and is being sent] to the saints [i.e., God's holy people] at Ephesus [Note: This was a major city in the western province of Asia Minor, and now a part of Turkey. The words "at Ephesus" are omitted in some manuscripts, suggesting it was a circular letter], and the faithful ones in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus [everywhere else ?].

For it will not be you who speaks, but [rather] the Holy Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you.

Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

And the world, with its [physical and material] desires, is passing away, but the person who does what God wants will continue to live forever.