Popular Bible Verses about Intent

Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving. AMP

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; KJV

For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]-- AMP

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, KJV

[The purpose is] that through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere. AMP

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, KJV

But He, [well] aware of their intent and purpose, said to them, Every kingdom split up against itself is doomed and brought to desolation, and so house falls upon house. [The disunited household will collapse.] AMP

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. KJV

And for your sake I am glad that I was not there; it will help you to believe (to trust and rely on Me). However, let us go to him. AMP

And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. KJV

So now, my lord, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, seeing that the Lord has prevented you from bloodguiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal. AMP

Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. KJV

And all who heard him were amazed and said, Is not this the very man who harassed and overthrew and destroyed in Jerusalem those who called upon this Name? And he has come here for the express purpose of arresting them and bringing them in chains before the chief priests. AMP

But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? KJV

But nobody reclining at the table knew why He spoke to him or what He meant by telling him this. AMP

Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. KJV

And behold, there met him a woman, dressed as a harlot and sly and cunning of heart. AMP

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. KJV

Now these things are examples (warnings and admonitions) for us not to desire or crave or covet or lust after evil and carnal things as they did. [Num. 11:4, 34.] AMP

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. KJV