15 occurrences in 12 translations

'Wish' in the Bible

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

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsPeople Naming People

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.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Power OfPeople Giving Other ThingsThe Will Of MenThe DevilResisting Temptation

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

Verse ConceptsOld ThingsDrunkennessNew

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?”

Verse ConceptsLightningVindictivenessFire From HeavenGod Acts From HeavenDiscipleship

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.

Verse ConceptsReversion Of ThingsMen Of Peace

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.'

Verse ConceptsGospel, Essence OfKnowing God, Nature OfAuthority Of ChristChrist Knowing GodNot Knowing About ChristWho Is God?God Giving To The SonInteraction Of Father And SonWho He Might BeThe Father's Activity Regarding ChristKnowing God's Character

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.'

Verse ConceptsNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsNature Of KingsUnhearing

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],

Verse ConceptsAccording To His WillSin, Nature OfSins Of OmissionKnowing God's WillKnowing FactsStrictnessDoing The Right ThingservanthoodNot Serving God

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

Verse ConceptsInward FireThe Universe DestroyedFire Of Christdivision

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;'

Verse ConceptsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristAmbivalenceChrist Would Be KilledPharisees Concerned About Christpharisees

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.’

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceGehennaProbation PeriodGapsUnable To Do Other ThingsOccupants Of HellPurgatorybridges

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.

Verse ConceptsSonsChrist Speaking To DisciplesMinistry Of The Son Of ManTimes Of The ChristDiscipleship

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

Verse ConceptsenvoyHatredSelf WillHating GodUnsuitable RuleCitizens

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

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod KillsOvercoming EnemiesEnemies

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