'Free will' in the Bible
No one is taking it from me; I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This is what my Father has commanded me."
For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.
I can testify that by their own free will they have given to the utmost of their ability, yes, even beyond their ability.
He welcomed my request and eagerly went to visit you by his own free will.
But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.