'Wish' in the Bible

The governor said to them, “Which of the two do you wish me to set free for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;'

And she rushed back to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter!”

The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.

And having gone forth thence, they were passing through Galilee, and he did not wish that any may know,

And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, 'Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;'

and he said to them, 'What do ye wish me to do for you?'

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

On the first day [of the festival] of Unleavened Bread, when [as was customary] they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?”

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

and no one having drunk old wine, doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”

And if anyone of peace is there [someone who is sweet-spirited and hospitable], your [blessing of] peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

All things were delivered up to me by my Father, and no one doth know who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.'

for I say to you, that many prophets and kings did wish to see what ye perceive, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.'

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

“I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!

On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

And Jesus turned and saw them following Him, and asked them, “What do you want?” They answered Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, 'Dost thou wish to become whole?'

Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, 'Do ye also wish to go away?'

And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

But [afterward], when His brothers had gone up to the feast, He went up too, not publicly [with a caravan], but quietly [because He did not want to be noticed].

He answered them, 'I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

these then came near to Philip, who is from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'

if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release for you the King of the Jews?”

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.”

And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, 'What would this wish to be?'

to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

to whom our fathers did not wish to become obedient, but did thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

trembling also, and astonished, he said, 'Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord said unto him, 'Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

this one did Paul wish to go forth with him, and having taken him, he circumcised him, because of the Jews who are in those places, for they all knew his father -- that he was a Greek.

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves to it, for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,'

who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

Now several days later, Agrippa [II] the king and Bernice [his sister] arrived at Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus [the new governor].

and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

And Agrippa'said unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.

“I wish before God,” replied Paul, “that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am—except for these chains.”

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].

But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

what do ye wish? with a rod shall I come unto you, or in love, with a spirit also of meekness?

I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift from God, one person in this way and another in that way.

And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

no, but that the things that the nations sacrifice -- they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

If an unbeliever invites you to his house and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, raising no question on the grounds of conscience.

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.

And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

I wish all of you spoke in other languages, but even more that you prophesied. The person who prophesies is greater than the person who speaks in languages, unless he interprets so that the church may be built up.

but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an unknown tongue.

and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

All the believers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation that happened to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly burdened above our power, so that we despaired even of life;

Now if any one has caused sorrow, it has been caused not so much to me, as in some degree--for I have no wish to exaggerate--to all of you.

for we also who are in the tabernacle do groan, being burdened, seeing we wish not to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of the life.

Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

I give you my opinion in this matter: this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to take action [to help the believers in Jerusalem], but also [the first] to desire to do it.

for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

I wish you would put up with a little foolishness from me. Yes, do put up with me.

Why? Because I do not love you [or wish you well, or have regard for your welfare]? God knows [that I do]!

for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me;

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

this only do I wish to learn from you -- by works of law the Spirit did ye receive, or by the hearing of faith?

they are zealous for you -- yet not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous;

Indeed, I wish I were with you right now so that I could change the tone of my voice, because I am completely baffled by you!

I wish those who are disturbing you might also get themselves castrated!

for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,

All God’s people wish to be remembered to you, especially those of Caesar’s household.

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, that ye may not sorrow, as also the rest who have not hope,

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith.Grace be with all of you.

whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,