Quotes About Purpose

“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”

About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.

About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ëWhy have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?í he asked.

ëBecause no one has hired us,í they answered. So he told them, ëYou also go into my vineyard.í

Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.

If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

At once the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness,

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.

Simon and his companions went to look for Him,

and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”

But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”

Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesnít he set it on a stand?

When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.

He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.