82 Bible Verses about Goals

I will live among you in my sacred tent, and I will never turn away from you. So I will live among you and be your God, and you will be my people.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah forever.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For I am coming, and I will dwell in the midst of you, said Jehovah.

Jesus answered: If a man loves me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell with him.

Then I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. He will dwell with them and they will be his people! God will be with them, and be their God.

You are Peter (Greek: petros: piece of rock), and on this rock-mass (Greek: petra: mass of rock) (referring to Jesus) I will build my congregation. The entrance to the grave (Greek: Hades) will not have power to stop it.

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens. You are fellow citizens with the holy ones and of the household of God. You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus is the chief corner stone. In him each building fits together and grows into a holy Temple for Jehovah. (Zechariah 6:12)read more.
In Christ you are assembled together as a place for God's Spirit to dwell.

Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

This is so he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word. So he will be able to present the congregation to himself as a glorious congregation, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing. It should be holy and without blemish.

Jehovah will do everything for me. O Jehovah, your mercy endures forever. Do not let go of what your hands have made.

I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.

You are made full (complete) (perfect) (mature) in him. He is the head over all government and authority.

I do not do my own will. I came down from heaven to do the will of him that sent me.

Then he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.

He said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup from me. Even so not what I will, but what you will.

He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done.

Jesus said: My food is to do the will of him that sent me. To finish his work!

I can do nothing by myself. So I hear and judge and my judgment is righteous. I do not seek my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Then I said: 'I have come in the scroll of the book. It is written about me, to do your will, O God.'

He said to them: I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also. This is why I was sent.

He replied: We must go to other towns. I will preach to them too. I came for this purpose.

The Spirit of Jehovah is upon me. He anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind. To set at liberty those who are bruised. To proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah. (Isaiah 61:1)

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah has anointed me to announce good news to the lowly and meek. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners. To proclaim the favorable Year of Jehovah and the day of vengeance of our God. To comfort all who mourn,

The Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon. A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit. He did not answer her. His disciples said to him: Send her away; she keeps shouting at us.read more.
He answered: I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel. She bowed down before him and asked for help. He said: It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs. She said: Yes, Lord; but even the dogs take the scraps from under their masters' table. O woman, Jesus replied, your faith is great! Let your desire be done. And her daughter was made well from that hour.

Jesus went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He did not want anyone to know that he was staying in a house there. However it could not be kept a secret. A woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about Jesus. She went to him and bowed down. The woman was a Greek Syrophoenician by race. She wanted him to drive out the demon out of her daughter.read more.
He said to her: Let the children be fed first. It is not proper to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. She answered: Yes Lord, even the dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs. Then he replied: Thanks to your answer you may leave for the demon has gone out of your daughter. She went to her house and found the child on the bed with the demon gone.

It is the same. I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine good people who do not need to repent.

Even so, your Father in heaven does not want any of these little ones to be lost.

I tell you, it is the same for the angels of God who rejoice over one sinner who repents.

I glorified you on the earth. I accomplished the work you gave me to do.

Jesus told them: Go tell that fox I cast out demons and heal people today and tomorrow. On the third day my work will be finished.

Now judgment is on this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

He knew that it was over. In order that the scripture might be accomplished, he said: I thirst.

We make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to him.

For he that serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of by men.

Learn what is well pleasing to the Lord.

Since the day we heard about you, we have not ceased to pray and make request for you. We pray for you to be filled with the [intimate accurate] knowledge (discernment) (recognition) of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. (Philippians 1:9) (John 17:3) Walk worthily of God, fully pleasing him. Bear fruit in every good work, and increase in the knowledge (Greek: epignosis: full discernment, recognition) of God.

I count all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. I suffered the loss of all things. Yet I count them as refuse (garbage) (dung) that I may gain Christ.

This is everlasting life that they should have *deep, intimate knowledge of you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have commissioned. *(Greek: ginosko: know, perceive, be sure, understand)

I want to know him and the power of his resurrection. I want to know the fellowship of his sufferings and become conformed to his death.

Grow in the unmerited favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Remain with me, and I with you. The branch cannot bear fruit by itself. It must remain on the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain with me.

Men will hate you because of me. He who endures to the end will be saved.

All men will hate you because of my name. He who endures to the end will be saved.

The person who endures to the end will be saved.

I press on toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

I have fought the good fight! I have finished the course! I have kept the faith!

Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

To the person who conquers and continues to do my works to the end, I will give power (authority) over the nations.

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

The Pharisees assembled together when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence. One of them, a lawyer, tested him by asking a question. Teacher what is the greatest commandment in the law?read more.
Jesus told him: You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart (Greek: kardia: feelings, emotions), and with all your being, and with your entire mind (Greek: dianoia: understanding). (Deuteronomy 6:5) This is the greatest and first commandment. The second like it is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' The law and the prophets are based on these two commandments.

One of the other scribes came to him with a question: What commandment is the first of all? Jesus answered: The first is, Hear, O Israel; Jehovah our God is one God (Jehovah). You should love Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your being (with every breath you take) (your life), with your entire mind and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4)read more.
The second is you should love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these. (Leviticus 19:18)

A lawyer stood up to test him. He asked: Teacher what shall I do to inherit everlasting life? He said: What is written in the law? How do you read it? He answered: Love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your life, with all your strength and with all your mind. (Feelings and total existence) (Might and total thinking capacity) And you should love your neighbor as yourself. (Deuteronomy 6:5) (Leviticus 19:18)read more.
He told him: You answered correctly, do this and you will live.

This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Faith, hope and love remain. These three! The greatest of these is love!

Do everything with love.

But the objective is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith without hypocrisy.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time! If we love one another, God lives with us, and his love is perfected (accomplished) (matured) through us.

When it is possible, be peaceable with all men.

Salt is good. If it loses its saltiness how can you make it salty again? Have the salt or seasoning of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.

Finally brothers, farewell: Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and mind your own business, and work with your hands, as we command you.

Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to observe all the things I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

I do not consider my life of any account. It is not dear to me so that I may finish the race, and I may accomplish the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to preach the good news of the grace of God.

If by any means I may provoke those who are of my flesh (fellow countrymen), and might save some of them.

I have strived to preach the good news, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Though I preach the good news I do not brag about it. Preaching the good news is my duty (obligation) and I must do it! It would be terrible if I did not preach the good news!

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown (mature) man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Be perfect (mature), even as your Father in heaven is perfect (mature). (Leviticus 19:2)

Those he first recognized, he ordained in advance that they be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

We all, with unveiled face, behold as in a mirror the glory of God and are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, exactly as from God's Spirit.

Having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness with deep reverence for God.

After this I saw a great crowd that no man could number. It was from all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues. It stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes. They had palm branches in their hands. They cried with a loud voice, saying: Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.

For this is the will of my Father. Every one who sees the Son and puts active faith in him will have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

Behold, I show you a secret. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last reverberation of the trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

While in this tabernacle we groan and sigh with prayer. We are concerned that we would be clothed with what is mortal and be swallowed up (devoured) by this life. He that prepared us for this very purpose is God. He gave the Spirit to us as a guarantee (pledge) (security).

We that are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so will we ever be with the Lord.

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him. We will see him just as he is.

In my Father's house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and I will receive you to myself, for where I am you may also be.

This is the will of him that sent me that I should not lose any of those he has given me, but I should raise them up at the last day.