Bible Verses About Gods Purpose
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for gods purpose, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 11,985 votes, led by Romans 8:28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Gods Purpose
Romans 8:28460 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Proverbs 19:21327 votes
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Ephesians 2:10323 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Jeremiah 29:11289 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Job 42:2235 votes
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Ephesians 1:11233 votes
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Isaiah 46:10225 votes
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Psalms 138:8201 votes
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
2 Timothy 1:9201 votes
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
John 3:16184 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Proverbs 16:4175 votes
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Exodus 9:16170 votes
And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14164 votes
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Micah 6:8160 votes
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Proverbs 20:5158 votes
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Philippians 2:12-13157 votes
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Romans 12:2153 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31153 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:1151 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Matthew 28:19-20146 votes
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Genesis 1:26136 votes
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Proverbs 16:9136 votes
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
Isaiah 14:24132 votes
The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Psalms 33:11129 votes
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psalms 119:105128 votes
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
What does the Bible say about gods purpose?
Readers most often cite Romans 8:28 on the subject of gods purpose. Across 11,985 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 19:21, Ephesians 2:10, Jeremiah 29:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.