But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal.

My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;