37 Bible Verses about Purpose

To what purpose, then, was the Law? It was imposed later for the sake of transgressions, until the "Offspring" should come to whom the promise had been made. It was arranged through angels by the hand of a mediator.

but he must remember that the Law is not enacted for a good man, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreligious and sinful, for the godless and profane, for parricides and murderers,

So the Law has been our tutor-slave our pedagogue to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith;

For no man will be justified in God's sight by works of the Law; for through the Law comes the consciousness of sin.

Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded;

Now these things were happening to them typically, but were written down for our admonition who stand at the meeting of the ages.

Brothers, I do not regard myself to have yet laid hold of it; but this one thing I do, forgetting what is behind me, but straining every nerve toward that which lies ahead, I am ever pressing on toward the goal, for the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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

For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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

But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest 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 to them. "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

"In solemn truth I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until all has taken place.

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.

This is why righteousness is of faith, that it may be a free gift; so that the promise stands firm to all Abraham's posterity; not to his children of his faith. For in the sight of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls into being that which is not, Abraham is the father of us all both Jews and Gentiles,

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

Thus speak, exhort, reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

He said to them, "Go take your stand in the Temple, and continue to tell the people all the words of this Life."

Yes, to this very day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their hearts;

"For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

"Have you not read." he answered, "that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said,

"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?

In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But even though I myself or an angel from heaven were to preach any gospel other than that which I did preach to you, let him be accursed.

He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has indeed a judge. The message which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the Last Day,

For this reason also I am giving continual thanks to God, because when you heard from me the spoken word of God, you received it not as the word of men, but as the word of God (which in truth it is), who himself is effectually at work in you believe.

and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life, and in the Holy City, about which this book is written.

Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read.

And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is read also in the church of Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

"You are searching the Scriptures because you suppose that in tem you have eternal life; and though these are they that bear witness concerning me,

The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.

For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

He who ever supplies seed to the sower, and bread for the food of man, will supply and make plentous your seed, and increase the harvest springing up from your almsgiving.

"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan immediately comes and snatches away the Word which has been sown in them.

Now these things were happening to them typically, but were written down for our admonition who stand at the meeting of the ages.

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

For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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