Quotes About Purpose

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

When Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”

And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”

and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.

But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ëFather, save Me from this hourí? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

In response, Jesus said, “This voice was not for My benefit, but yours.

Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.

“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

You know the way to the place where I am going.”

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.

He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

This is to My Fatherís glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ëWhere are You going?í