45 Bible Verses about Purpose

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were under their hands, and all their earrings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under an oak at Shechem.

the goodly flowered wide and broidered raiment, brushes and headbands,

Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, which they have of their taskmasters. For I know their sorrow, and am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land unto a good land and a large, and unto a land that floweth with milk and honey: even unto the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and of the Jebusites. Now therefore behold, the complaint of the children of Israel is come unto me and I have also seen the oppression, wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. read more.
But come, I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring my people the children of Israel out of Egypt."

Wherefore then serveth the law? The law was added because of transgression - till the seed came, to which the promise was made - and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

understanding this, how that the law is not given unto a righteous man, but unto the unrighteous and disobedient, to the ungodly and to sinners, to unholy and unclean, to murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, to manslayers

Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the time of Christ, that we might be made righteous by faith.

because that by the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

But the law, in the meantime, entered in that sin should increase. Neverthelater, where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace.

All these things happened upon them for examples, and were written to put us in remembrance, whom the ends of the world are come upon.

Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me; and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

But if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, then choose you this day, whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, that were on the other side of the water, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land, ye dwelt. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

These things have I written unto you that believe in the name of the son of God, that ye may know how that ye have everlasting life, and that ye may believe in the name of the son of God.

Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.

These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ the son of God. And that ye in believing ye might have life through his name.

But none of those things move me. Neither is my life dear unto myself; that I might fulfill my course with joy, and the ministration which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

I have glorified thee on the earth. I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

Jesus said unto them, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent me. And to finish his work.

"Blessed be the LORD that hath given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he promised: so that there is not one word escaped of all the good promises which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass.

Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour: and that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the law: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all.

Thy testimonies, O LORD, are very sure; holiness becometh thine house forever.

And much people shall go and say: come, and let us go up to the hill of the LORD and unto the house of the God of Jacob: that he may teach us his ways, and that we may walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall come the law, and the word of God out of Jerusalem.

And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up:

The day that I stood before the LORD your God in Horeb - when he said unto me, 'Gather me the people together, that I may make them hear my words that they may learn to fear me as long as they live upon the earth and that they may teach their children' -

And mightily he overcame the Jews and that openly showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke, with all commanding. See that no man despise thee.

"Thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore take good heed to the words, and give them warning at my commandment.

"Go step forth, and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."

And the LORD answered me thus, "Say not so, 'I am too young': For thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee unto, and whatsoever I command thee, that shalt thou speak.

And therefore gird up thy loins, arise, and tell them all that I give thee in commandment. Fear them not; I will not have thee to be afraid of them.

But even unto this day, when Moses is read the veil hangeth before their hearts.

The inhabiters of Jerusalem, and their rulers: because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day; they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

He answered, and said unto them, "Have ye not read, how that he which made man at the beginning, made them man and woman?

He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did, when he was a hungered, and they also which were with him?

Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye are deceived, and understand not what the scripture meaneth, nor yet the power of God.

All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.

The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

I have not spoken secretly, neither in dark places of the earth. It is not for naught, that I said unto the seed of Jacob, "Seek me." I am the LORD which, when I speak, declareth the thing that is righteous and true.

The way of God is an undefiled way; the word of the LORD also is tried in the fire. He is the defender of all them that put their trust in him. {TYNDALE: The way of God is undefiled, and the word of the LORD fined as gold, and he a shield to all that trust in him.}

The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

Nevertheless, though we ourselves, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, hold him as accursed.

Where no Prophet is, there the people perish; but well is him that keepeth the law.

He that refuseth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him. The words that I have spoken, they shall judge him in the last day.

If any man want light, let him look upon the law and the testimony whether they speak not after this meaning.

For this cause thank we God without ceasing, because that when ye received of us the word, wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man: but even as it was, indeed, the word of God; which worketh in you that believe.

And if any man shall minish of the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from those things which are written in this book.

Ye shall put nothing unto the word which I command you, neither do ought therefrom, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

But whatsoever I command you, that take heed ye do: and put nought thereto, nor take ought therefrom.

Put thou nothing therefore unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found as a liar.

And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed, and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Sabbath days, and stood up for to read.

And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the audience of the people. And they said, "All that the LORD hath said, we will do and hear."

And after that he read all the words of the law, both the blessing and cursing, according to all that is written in the book of the law -

So Baruch the son of Neriah did, according unto all that Jeremiah the Prophet commanded him, reading the words of the LORD out of the book in the LORD's house.

And when the epistle is read of you, make that it be read in the congregation of the Laodiceans also: and that ye likewise read the epistle of Laodicea.

Search the scriptures: for in them, ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.

These were the noblest of birth among them of Thessalonica, which received the word with all diligence of mind, and searched the scriptures daily whether those things were even so.

Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.

And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all days of his life that he may learn to fear the LORD his God for to keep all the words of this law and these ordinances for to do them:

Seek through the scripture of the LORD and read it: There shall none of these things be left out, there shall not one, nor such like, fail. For what his mouth commandeth, that same doth his spirit gather together or fulfill.

He that findeth the sower seed, shall minister bread for food, and shall multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness - that on all parts

He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.

The sower, soweth the word. And they that are by the wayside, where the word is sown, are they to whom as soon as they have heard it, cometh immediately Satan and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

All these things happened upon them for examples, and were written to put us in remembrance, whom the ends of the world are come upon.

These things have I written unto you that believe in the name of the son of God, that ye may know how that ye have everlasting life, and that ye may believe in the name of the son of God.

Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.

These are written that ye might believe that Jesus is Christ the son of God. And that ye in believing ye might have life through his name.