45 Bible Verses about God, Purpose Of

in whom we were also chosen by lot, having been predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things within us according to the counsel of his own will;

for God has given it into their hearts to do his mind, and to have one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

And that I may not be exalted by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given unto me in the flesh, the messenger of Satan that he may buffet me, in order that I may not be exalted.

Thus then there is even at this time a remnant left according to the election of grace:

Paul, called an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Sosthenes,

as he elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence. in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

Him by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, having been delivered, you having nailed up, slew through the hand of lawless men;

O the depth of the riches of the wisdom of the knowledge of God! His judgments are unsearchable, and his ways past tracing out.

the one having saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times,

Then the King will say to those on His right, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

as he elected us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless in his presence.

in the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times,

foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been made manifest at the last of the times for the sake of you,

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing have I raised you up, that I may show forth my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

in love having predestinated us unto the adoption of sons unto himself through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, unto the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved:

But, as has been written, the things which eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and has not entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his own good pleasure, which he purposed in himself

But we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.

and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For in truth they were assembled together in this city, against thy holy Child Jesus, whom thou didst anoint; both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, to do so many things as thy hand and thy counsel did foreordain to come to pass.

but by the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and spotless: foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been made manifest at the last of the times for the sake of you,

In him is divine love, not because we loved God with divine love, but because he loved us with divine love, and sent his Son an expiation for our sins.

And He said; Go into the city to a certain one, and say to him; The Teacher says; My time is nigh; I make the passover with you along with my disciples.

Now my soul is troubled; and what do I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on this account I came to this hour.

And He comes the third time, and says to them; Sleep on, and take your rest: it is over; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners:

Jesus says to them, My time is not yet; but your time is always ready. The world is not able to hate you; but it hates me, because I testify against it, that its works are evil. You go up to the feast: I do not go to this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.

And Jesus responds to them, saying, The hour has come, that the Son of man may be glorified.

And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that the hour has come when He must depart out of this world to His Father, having loved His own who were in the world, with divine love, He loved them perfectly.

Jesus spoke these words; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, said, Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, in order that the Son may glorify thee:

having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his own good pleasure, which he purposed in himself in the economy of the fulness of the times, to rehead all things in Christ, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth; in him,

Then let all the house of Israel assuredly know that God hath made this same Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

he humbled himself, being obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. Therefore God has indeed exalted him, and given him a name above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow, of things in heaven and things upon the earth and things beneath the earth,read more.
and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

whom he put forth the heir of all things, and through whom he created the ages; who being the brightness of his glory, and the character of his person, and holding up all things by the word of his power, having made purgation of the sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being so much greater than the angels, that he has inherited a name so much more excellent than they.

Because I have come down from heaven, not that I may do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.

And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: moreover not as I will, but as thou wilt. And He comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Were you not able to watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.read more.
And again the second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible that this cup pass from me, if I shall not drink it, let thy will be done.

And having gone forward a little, He fell on the ground; and continued to pray, that if possible, the hour may pass from Him. And He said, Father, Father, all things are possible to thee; take this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

saying, Father, if this cup is willing to pass from me; moreover let not my will, but thine be done.

Jesus says to them, My food is that I may do the will of Him that sent me, and finish His work.

I am not able to do anything of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the One having sent me.

Who in the days of his flesh, having with strong crying and tears offered up both prayers and supplications unto him who is able to save him from death, and having been heard on account of his piety, indeed being a Son, he learned obedience from those things which he suffered;

then I said, Lo, I come in the volume of the Book it has been written of me to do thy will, O God.

For this is the will of my Father, that every one seeing the Son, and believing on Him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one believing on Him may not perish but have eternal life. For God sent not His Son into the world that He may condemn the world; but that the world through Him may be saved.