96 Bible Verses about will
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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.
I delight to do your will, O my God: yea, your law is within my heart.
And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall test every man's work of what sort it is.
Therefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.
Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
There is no peace, says the LORD, unto the wicked.
And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
And all your children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children.
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Those things, which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the head stone of the corner.
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
Come now, you that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed?
Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be done to him.
For so an entrance shall be provided unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Anthropomorphisms » Attributed to deity » Will
You will say then unto me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?
Man » Possessed of » Will
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a stewardship of the gospel is committed unto me.
Will » Of God, the supreme rule of duty
And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto you; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what you will.
Jesus said unto them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
Saying, Father, if you be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done.
Will » The mental faculty » Freedom of, recognized by God
And he said unto him, Thus says the LORD, Because you have let go out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.
Put me in remembrance: let us contend together: state your case, that you may be proved right.
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land: But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Will » God's, submission to » Tends to spiritual knowledge
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Will » God's, submission to » Whole-hearted required
Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Will » God's, submission to » Prayer essential to
Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Will » God's, submission to » Christ the perfect example of
I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who has sent me.
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, your will be done.
Will » God's, submission to » The rule of every-day life
And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides forever.
Will » God's, submission to » Establishes a divine relationship
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Will » A testament » In force only after death
For where a will is, there must also of necessity be the death of the maker. For a will is in force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the maker lives.
Will » God's, submission to » The result of inward law
I delight to do your will, O my God: yea, your law is within my heart.
Will » A testament » Of abraham
And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. But unto the sons of the concubines, whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Will » A testament » Of david
Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be strong therefore, and show yourself a man; And keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself: read more.
That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his belt that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. Do therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his gray head go down to the grave in peace. But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at your table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother. And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword. Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for you are a wise man, and know what you ought to do unto him; but his gray head bring you down to the grave with blood.
Will » A testament » Of jacob
Will » A testament » Of jehoshaphat
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
Will » A testament » May not be annulled
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannuls, or adds thereto.
Topics on Will
According To His Will
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Betrayal, God Never Will
Psalm 89:33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor allow my faithfulness to fail.
Christ's Disciples Will Suffer
2 Timothy 4:5But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
Death Will Soon Happen
Genesis 27:2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Do Not Fear For God Will Help
Joel 2:21Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
Doing God's Will
John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Failture, God Will Never
1 Chronicles 28:20And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
Famine Will Come
2 Samuel 24:13So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto you in your land? or will you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? now consider, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
Fear Will Come
Luke 21:26Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking toward those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Free Will
Psalm 54:6I will freely sacrifice unto you: I will praise your name, O LORD; for it is good.
God Will Answer
Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.
God Will Be Angry
Exodus 32:10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may grow hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of you a great nation.
God Will Be With You
Genesis 28:20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothing to put on,
God Will Bless
Psalm 115:12The LORD has been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
God Will Bring Harm
Joshua 24:20If you forsake the LORD, and serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and consume you, after that he has done you good.
God Will Cause Defeat
2 Kings 21:14And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
God Will Comfort
Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
God Will Forgive
Jeremiah 31:34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
God Will Keep Safe
Jeremiah 32:37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven them in my anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
God Will Kill His People
Ezekiel 21:3And say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD; Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.
God Will Kill The Peoples
Amos 2:3And I will cut off the judge from its midst, and will slay all its princes with him, says the LORD.
God Will No More Be Angry
Isaiah 54:9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you.
God Will Requite
1 Samuel 26:23The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.
God Will Show Mercy
Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
God Works His Will
Ephesians 1:11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will:
God's Will
1 Peter 2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
God's Will Be Done
Acts 21:14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
God, Will Of
2 Timothy 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Human Will
2 Chronicles 29:31Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now you have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
I Will Be Their God
Genesis 17:8And I will give unto you, and to your descendants after you, the land in which you are a sojourner, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
I Will Praise You With Music
Psalm 104:33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I Will Sing Praises
Psalm 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Killing Will Happen
2 Samuel 17:9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of the people fall at the first attack, that whosoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
Knowing God's Will
Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Not My Will But God's
Matthew 26:39And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
Prayer, And God's Will
1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:
Sanctification As God's Will
1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:
Self Will
Deuteronomy 1:43So I spoke unto you; and you would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
Shame Will Come
2 Samuel 13:13And I, where shall I cause my shame to go? and as for you, you shall be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from you.
Submission To God's Will
Psalm 40:8I delight to do your will, O my God: yea, your law is within my heart.
The Honourable Will Be Honoured
Psalm 15:4In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.
The I Will's of Christ
Matthew 26:39And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
The Lord Will Drive Them Out
Exodus 34:11Observe that which I command you this day: behold, I drive out before you the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
The Proud Will Be Abased
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
The Wicked Will Perish
Psalm 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
The Will Of Men
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said unto him, The first. Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Trusting God's Will
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
What God's Will Is
Revelation 4:11You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created.
What Heaven Will Be Like
Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Who Will Fast
Matthew 9:14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?
Will God Be Angry?
Psalm 79:5How long, LORD? will you be angry forever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?
Will God Pay Attention?
2 Kings 19:4It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.
You Will Know I Am The Lord
Ezekiel 11:12And you shall know that I am the LORD: for you have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the nations that are round about you.
You Will Rejoice In Salvation
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,