Bible Verses About Purpose
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for purpose, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,277 votes, led by Jeremiah 29:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Purpose
Jeremiah 29:11359 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.
Romans 8:28308 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.
Matthew 28:18-20286 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Ephesians 2:10222 votes
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14220 votes
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Proverbs 16:4212 votes
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Psalms 138:8189 votes
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
1 Peter 2:9171 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Proverbs 19:21121 votes
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Colossians 1:16118 votes
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Ecclesiastes 3:1104 votes
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Isaiah 55:1194 votes
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
2 Timothy 1:978 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,
Job 42:277 votes
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
Isaiah 46:1075 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:
1 Corinthians 6:19-2075 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Micah 6:872 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?
Romans 12:269 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 10:3169 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Ephesians 1:1169 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:
Exodus 9:1665 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 12:1363 votes
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
Isaiah 43:760 votes
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
Matthew 28:19-2057 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:
Proverbs 20:555 votes
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
What does the Bible say about purpose?
Readers most often cite Jeremiah 29:11 on the subject of purpose. Across 5,277 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 8:28, Matthew 28:18-20, Ephesians 2:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.