37 Bible Verses about Purpose

Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.

realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers

So the law was our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

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

Law came in, that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

Brethren, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well.

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

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

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

But I do not consider my life of any account nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

I have glorified you on the earth, having finished 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 finish his work.

For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

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

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all his descendantsnot only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, for he is the father of us all

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, proving by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

Speak these things; exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you.

"Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life."

Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts.

For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning him.

And he answered them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

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

He who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will condemn him on the last day.

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are described in this book.

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

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

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

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will multiply the harvest of your righteousness.

The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

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

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

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