'Wished' in the Bible

and forded it to assist the king at the crossing so he could do whatever he wished.

“If one wished to dispute with Him,He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

And because of the greatness that he gave him, all nations, nations, and languages revered and feared him. He executed those whom he desired to execute, he spared those whom he wished to spare, he promoted those whom he desired to promote, and he humbled those whom he wished to humble.

'Then I wished for certainty concerning the fourth beast, that was diverse from them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of iron, and its nails of brass, it hath devoured, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled;

And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.

but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”

“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

But Herodias kept it in her mind against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.

And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”

They asked his father by signs what he wished him to be called.

for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

and Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those reclining, in like manner, also of the little fishes as much as they wished.

Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

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.”

but our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and wished to return to Egypt.

and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance,

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul [and] wished to hear the word of God.

And when Apollos wanted to go across to Achaia (southern Greece), the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples, [urging them] to welcome him gladly. When he arrived, he was a great help to those who, through grace, had believed and had followed Jesus as Lord and Savior,

Paul wanted to go into the [pagan] assembly, but the disciples would not let him.

and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there concerning these matters.

and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am -- except these bonds.'

Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;

not because we do not have a right to such support, but [we provided our own financial support] to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.

whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to secure the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no opportunity for undoing what he had done, though he sought the blessing earnestly with tears.