45 Bible Verses about Purpose

They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume bottles, the charms,

The LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. read more.
Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."

What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,

So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Brothers, I do not regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forward to the things which are ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

"Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the Law, until all things are accomplished.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, LORD, forevermore.

And many peoples shall come and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Zion the law shall go forth, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the LORD with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.

the day that you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, "Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children."

for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.

"Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me.

"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

But the LORD said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a child;' for to whoever I shall send you, you shall go, and whatever I shall command you, you shall speak.

"You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.

But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.

For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

He answered, and said, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

But he said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions;

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

The LORD's precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. The LORD's commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes.

I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

The words of the LORD are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but he who keeps the law is blessed.

He who rejects me, and does not accept my words, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke will judge him on the last day.

Turn to the law and to the testimony. If they do not speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do: you shall not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, "All that the LORD has spoken will we do, and be obedient."

Afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading from the scroll the words of the LORD in the LORD's house.

When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;

Search in the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.

The farmer sows the word. The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.