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Top 12 most popular verses about purpose
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
— Colossians 3:23
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 1:6
"Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."
— Proverbs 19:21
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
— 1 Corinthians 10:31
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
— Ephesians 2:10
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
— 2 Timothy 4:7
"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
— Psalm 37:4
"Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed."
— Acts 13:36
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
— Romans 12:2
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
— Psalm 139:13-14
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
— Matthew 5:16
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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
— Jeremiah 29:11
Context: God has plans and a future for you.
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
— Ephesians 2:10
Context: You are God's handiwork with prepared good works.
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
— Psalm 139:13-14
Context: You are fearfully and wonderfully made with purpose.
"Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
— Psalm 139:16
Context: God ordained all your days before you were born.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
— Romans 8:28
Context: You are called according to God's purpose.
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will."
— Ephesians 1:11
Context: You were chosen according to God's purpose.
"He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time."
— 2 Timothy 1:9
Context: Called to a holy life according to God's purpose.
"From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."
— Acts 17:26
Context: God appointed your times and places with purpose.
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
Context: There is a purpose and time for everything.
"Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?"
— Romans 9:21
Context: God the potter creates each with specific purpose.
"everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."
— Isaiah 43:7
Context: Created for God's glory - that is your purpose.
"For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him."
— Colossians 1:16
Context: All things created through Christ and for Christ.
"The Lord works out everything to its proper end—even the wicked for a day of disaster."
— Proverbs 16:4
Context: God works everything to its proper end.
"I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'"
— Isaiah 46:10
Context: God's purpose will stand - He knows the end.
"I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted."
— Job 42:2
Context: No purpose of God can be thwarted.
"for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."
— Philippians 2:13
Context: God works in you to fulfill His good purpose.
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."
— Genesis 1:27
Context: Created in God's image - your fundamental purpose.
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"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
— Matthew 5:16
Context: Let your light shine to glorify God.
"Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind."
— Ecclesiastes 12:13
Context: Fear God and keep His commands - your duty and purpose.
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
— Micah 6:8
Context: Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly - God's requirements.
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."
— 1 Peter 2:9
Context: Chosen to declare God's praises - your purpose.
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, by God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship."
— Romans 12:1
Context: Offer yourself as a living sacrifice - true worship.
"you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."
— 1 Corinthians 6:20
Context: Bought at a price - honor God with your body.
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
— Matthew 6:33
Context: Seek God's kingdom first - primary purpose.
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."
— Galatians 5:13
Context: Called to serve one another in love.
"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Context: Rejoice, pray, give thanks - God's will for you.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
— James 1:27
Context: Care for the vulnerable and stay unpolluted.
"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received."
— Ephesians 4:1
Context: Live worthy of your calling.
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 3:14
Context: Press toward the goal of your heavenly calling.
"With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith."
— 2 Thessalonians 1:11
Context: Prayer to be worthy of God's calling.
"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully."
— Romans 12:6-8
Context: Use your gifts according to grace given.
"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."
— 1 Corinthians 12:7
Context: Spiritual gifts given for the common good.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
— Colossians 3:23
Context: Work with all your heart as for the Lord.
"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
— 1 Corinthians 10:31
Context: Do everything for God's glory - that is purpose.
Walking daily in alignment with God's purpose for your life.
"Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."
— Proverbs 19:21
Context: God's purpose prevails over our plans.
"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
— Psalm 37:4
Context: Delight in God and He aligns your desires with His purpose.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
— Romans 12:2
Context: Renew your mind to discover God's will.
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
— Proverbs 16:3
Context: Commit your work to God and He establishes it.
"Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
— Ephesians 5:17
Context: Seek to understand God's will for your life.
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives."
— Colossians 1:9
Context: Pray for knowledge of God's will.
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."
— James 1:5
Context: Ask God for wisdom to understand your purpose.
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you."
— Psalm 32:8
Context: God instructs and counsels about your purpose.
"in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
— Proverbs 3:6
Context: Submit to God and He makes your path straight.
"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."
— Psalm 143:10
Context: Prayer to be taught God's will.
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace."
— Acts 20:24
Context: Paul's purpose - complete the task Jesus gave.
"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."
— 1 Peter 4:10
Context: Use your gifts to serve others - steward God's grace.
"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."
— Ephesians 4:11-12
Context: God gives gifts to equip for works of service.
"And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified."
— Romans 8:30
Context: God's calling leads from predestination to glorification.
"But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being."
— Galatians 1:15-16
Context: Paul set apart and called for specific purpose.
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
— Jeremiah 1:5
Context: God knew and set apart Jeremiah before birth.
"Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches."
— 1 Corinthians 7:17
Context: Live faithfully in the situation God assigned.
The supreme purpose of knowing God, glorifying Him, and making Him known.
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 1:6
Context: God will complete the work He started in you.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
— 2 Timothy 4:7
Context: Paul finished his race and kept the faith.
"Now when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed."
— Acts 13:36
Context: David served God's purpose in his generation.
"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
— Colossians 3:17
Context: Do everything in the name of the Lord.
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
— Galatians 6:9
Context: Don't give up - you'll reap your purpose harvest.
"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize."
— 1 Corinthians 9:24
Context: Run your purpose race to win the prize.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
— Hebrews 12:1
Context: Run with perseverance the race marked out.
"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
— Philippians 3:13-14
Context: Forget the past, press toward the goal.
"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses."
— 1 Timothy 6:12
Context: Fight the good fight of faith.
"My food, said Jesus, is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work."
— John 4:34
Context: Jesus' purpose - do the Father's will and finish His work.
"I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do."
— John 17:4
Context: Jesus glorified the Father by finishing His work.
"When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."
— John 19:30
Context: Jesus finished His purpose - "It is finished."
"Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.""
— Luke 9:62
Context: Don't look back - stay focused on your purpose.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
— Ecclesiastes 9:10
Context: Do your work with all your might.
"His master replied, "Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!""
— Matthew 25:21
Context: Faithful in small things leads to greater purpose.
"I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown."
— Revelation 3:11
Context: Hold on to your purpose - don't lose your crown.
"On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts."
— 1 Thessalonians 2:4
Context: Fulfill purpose to please God, not people.
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