The best Bible verses for purpose (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for purpose (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,"2 Timothy 3:10
"But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,"2 Timothy 3:10
"That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"Colossians 2:2
"Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;"Colossians 4:8
"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:"Ephesians 1:9
"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:"Ephesians 1:11
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;"Ephesians 2:15
"Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."Galatians 3:19
"But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you."Galatians 4:18
"Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:"Hebrews 6:17
"Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few."Isaiah 10:7
"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:"Isaiah 14:24
"For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?"Isaiah 14:27
"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:"Isaiah 46:10
"Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it."Isaiah 46:11
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for purpose (KJV) are 2 Timothy 3:10, Colossians 2:2, Colossians 4:8. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to purpose (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for purpose (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.