20 occurrences in 6 translations

'Willed' in the Bible

And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I -- dust and ashes;

Verse ConceptsDust, Literal UseAshesHumility, Examples OfSelf AbasementApproaching GodCreatures From DustSpeaking To GodI Am Unimportantdust

And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the twenty.'

Verse ConceptsTwentyNumbers Of Righteous PeopleSpeaking To God

And I -- I have stood in the mount, as the former days, forty days and forty nights, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto me also at that time; Jehovah hath not willed to destroy thee.

Verse ConceptsMore Than One MonthGod Unwilling

And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- 'Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

Verse ConceptsAdvice, From GodGod Harmed ThemGod HinderingGod's OrdersMan's Counsel

The Lord said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab in accordance with everything that was in My heart, your sons (descendants) shall sit on Israel’s throne to the fourth generation.”

Verse ConceptsGenerationsSittingThrone

and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;

Verse ConceptsPromotionApproval To KillAll LanguagesAll NationsFear Of Individualsgreatness

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingOnly One PersonPeople Releasing Others

And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;

Verse ConceptsAssociationsDrawing Near To ChristChrist SummoningGod's Desires

But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.'

Verse ConceptsWho Is John The Baptist?Other Scriptures FulfilledThe Will Of Men

And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.

Verse ConceptsHumiliationHanding Over ChristJudged As MurderersPeople Set Free By PeopleThe Will Of MenSurrenderactingjailcrucifixion

On the morrow, he willed to go forth to Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, 'Be following me.'

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessdiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Following

and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

Verse ConceptsPlanting SeedsSeedsVarieties

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.

Verse ConceptsRepentanceNo Loss

Epaphras, who is one of you and a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. [He is] always striving for you in his prayers, praying with genuine concern, [pleading] that you may [as people of character and courage] stand firm, [spiritually mature] and fully assured in all the will of God.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples Ofethics, basis ofeagernessCharacterAssurance in the life of faithLabor, Spiritual Aspects OfGrace, And Christian LifeGrowthImportunity, Towards GodMaturity, SpiritualStabilityStandingStriving With GodKnowing God's WillConvictionstruggleStrugglesPrayingHard Work And PerseveranceStruggles In RelationshipMaturitystriving

and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

Verse ConceptsConsentNo CompulsionPeople WillingFree WillGoodnesspressure

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