'Wanting' in the Bible

Someone told him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you."

So he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you."

But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.

But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?"

But the centurion, wanting to save Paul's life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting to distort the gospel of Christ.