'Purpose' in the Bible

And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.

And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.

For, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, As I did purpose to do evil to you, When your fathers made Me wroth, Said Jehovah of Hosts, and I did not repent,

And having seen it, his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose is this waste?

reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,

who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,

and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,