Bible Verses About Purpose

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 07/21/2021
Bible Verses About Purpose

Bible Verses about Purpose - God's Purpose for Our Lives

Our purpose in life is the very meaning of our existence and without knowing this we often suffer ignorant of our own significance. We fall prey to the illusion that our lives don't matter and we have no connection or impact on the world around us. The Bible offers many insights into man's purpose on Earth and living within a meaningful mission. Read the full list of Scripture quotes below relating to this idea.

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1 Peter 2:9

You were not called to fit in!
9 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.
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Acts 2:23

23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.
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Acts 13:36

36 “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.
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Colossians 1:16

16 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.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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Jeremiah 29:11

Trust God
11 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.
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Jeremiah 32:19

19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.
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Job 42:2

2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
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Luke 7:30

30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
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Proverbs 16:4

4 The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
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Proverbs 19:21

Proverbs 19:21
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
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Proverbs 20:5

5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
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Psalms 33:11

11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
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Psalms 138:8

8 The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
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Romans 8:28

Your Daily Verse - Romans 8:28
28 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.
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Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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Isaiah 46:10

10 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.’
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Isaiah 46:10-11

10 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.’
11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

13 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.
14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
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Matthew 28:18-20

Matthew 28:19
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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