37 Bible Verses about Purpose

To what end then was the Law? It was added because of transgressions, till the offspring should come to whom the promise belongeth, having been ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

knowing this, that the Law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

So then the Law hath been our schoolmaster, to lead us to Christ, that we might be accepted as righteous through faith;

Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

Moreover the law came in in addition, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded much more;

Now these things happened to them as warnings, and were recorded for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages have come.

Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth to the things that are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.

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

For whatever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that we through the patience and the consolation of the Scriptures might have hope.

But these have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.

But I count life of no value to me, so that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the glad tidings of the grace of God.

I have glorified thee on the earth, having finished the work which thou gavest me to do;

Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

For truly do I say to you, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall one jot or one tittle pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For he publicly confuted the Jews, with power, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

These things speak and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee.

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

but even till this day, when Moses is read, there lieth a veil upon their heart;

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them in condemning him.

And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female?

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

Jesus answered and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed!

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have spoken, that will judge him in the last day.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also is powerfully working in you that believe.

and if any one shall take 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 of in this book.

And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbathday; and stood up to read.

And when the letter hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye likewise read the letter from Laodicea.

Ye search the Scriptures, because ye yourselves think that in them ye have everlasting life; and it is they which testify of me;

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

For whatever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that we through the patience and the consolation of the Scriptures might have hope.

Now, he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.

Now these things happened to them as warnings, and were recorded for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages have come.

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

For whatever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that we through the patience and the consolation of the Scriptures might have hope.

But these have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.