'Wish' in the Bible
"I've come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already ablaze!
Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I wish to God that not only you but everyone listening to me today would become what I am except for these chains!"
for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people,
You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you!
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.
Now I wish that all of you could speak in foreign languages, but especially that you could prophesy. The person who prophesies is more important than the person who speaks in a foreign language, unless he interprets it so that the church may be built up.
I wish you would tolerate a little of my foolishness. Yes, please tolerate me!
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 that those who are upsetting you would castrate themselves!
"I know your actions, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.