Acts 26:29
And Paul [replied], "I pray to God, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today may become such [people] as I also am, except for these bonds!"
Acts 21:33
Then the military tribune came up [and] arrested him and ordered [him] to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what it was that he had done.
1 Corinthians 7:7
I wish all people could be like myself, but each one has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that way.
Exodus 16:3
And the {Israelites} said to them, "{If only we had died} by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread {until we were full}, because you have brought us out to this desert to kill all of this assembly with hunger."
Numbers 11:29
But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that he give all Yahweh's people prophets, that Yahweh put his spirit on them!"
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was upset, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. He said as he went, "My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. {If only} I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son."
2 Kings 5:3
She said to her mistress, "If only my lord would [come] before the prophet who [is] in Samaria; then {he would cure his skin disease}."
Jeremiah 13:17
But if you will not listen to it, my inner self will weep in secret places, because of {the presence of} [your] pride. And my eyes will weep bitterly, and they will melt [in] tears, because the flock of Yahweh has been taken captive.
Luke 19:41-42
And when he approached [and] saw the city, he wept over it,
John 5:34
(And I do not receive testimony from people, but I say these [things] in order that you may be saved.)
Acts 12:6
Now when Herod was about to bring him [out], on that [very] night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison.
Acts 25:14
And while they were staying there many days, Festus laid out the [case] against Paul to the king, saying, "There is a certain man left behind by Felix [as] a prisoner,
Romans 9:1-3
I am telling the truth in Christ--[I am] not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit--
Romans 10:1
Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of them [is] for [their] salvation.
1 Corinthians 4:8
Already you are satiated! Already you are rich! Apart from us you reign as kings! And would that indeed you reigned as kings, in order that we also might reign as kings with you!
2 Corinthians 11:1
I wish that you would put up with me {in something a little foolish}--but indeed you are putting up with me.
Ephesians 6:20
for the sake of which I am an ambassador in chains, that {in them} I may speak freely, as it is necessary for me to speak.
Colossians 1:28
whom we proclaim, [by] admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,