10 Bible Verses about People Unwilling

and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.

And, though becoming very sorrowful, the king, because of his oaths, and those reclining with him, would not thwart her.

And he would not for a time; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Verily, verily, I say to you, when you were young, you were wont to gird yourself, and to walk wheresoever you wished; but, when you become old, you will stretch forth your hands, and another will gird you, and carry you whither you wish not."

And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her.

Let each one do as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!

And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come.

And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not.