'Need' in the Bible

But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy:

And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.

And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses?

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said unto him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

and laid them at the apostles feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.

that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.

But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin daughter , if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked;

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

for even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my need.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of need.

For when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,

And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.

But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.