Quotes about Intent

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things

If you will here stop and ask yourselves why you are not as pious as the primitive Christians were, your own heart will tell you, that it is neither through ignorance nor inability, but purely because you never thoroughly intended it.