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G2309θέλωthelō

to will/desirePart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 42
  2. 25
  3. 28
  4. 23
  5. 16
  6. 15
  7. 17
  8. 9
  9. 9
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. 1
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 1
  15. 3
  16. 1
  17. Titus: 0
  18. 1
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 1
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 1
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 5

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211 occurrences in 202 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. John 6:21

    They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

    ἤθελον ēthelon “They were willing”

  2. John 6:67

    Jesus said therefore to the twelve, "You don't also want to go away, do you?"

    θέλετε thelete “are wishing”

  3. John 7:1

    After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “He was desiring”

  4. John 7:17

    If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

    θέλῃ thelē “shall desire”

  5. John 7:44

    Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.

    ἤθελον ēthelon “were desiring”

  6. John 8:44

    You are of your Father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

    θέλετε thelete “you desire”

  7. John 9:27

    He answered them, "I told you already, and you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't also want to become his disciples, do you?"

    θέλετε thelete “do you wish”θέλετε thelete “do wish”

  8. John 12:21

    These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

    θέλομεν thelomen “we desire”

  9. John 15:7

    If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

    θέλητε thelēte “you shall wish”

  10. John 16:19

    Therefore Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?'

    ἤθελον ēthelon “they were desiring”

  11. John 17:24

    Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

    θέλω thelō “I desire”

  12. John 21:18

    Most assuredly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go."

    ἤθελες. ētheles “you were desiring.”θέλεις. theleis “you do desire.”

  13. John 21:22

    Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

    θέλω thelō “I shall desire”

  14. John 21:23

    This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn't die. Yet Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"

    θέλω thelō “I shall desire”

  15. Acts 2:12

    They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"

    θέλει thelei “intends”

  16. Acts 7:28

    Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'

    θέλεις theleis “desire”

  17. Acts 7:39

    to whom our fathers wouldn't be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

    ἠθέλησαν ēthelēsan “wanted”

  18. Acts 9:6

    But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

    θέλεις theleis “you desire”

  19. Acts 10:10

    He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was desiring”

  20. Acts 14:13

    The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was desiring”

  21. Acts 16:3

    Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

    ἠθέλησεν ēthelēsen “wanted”

  22. Acts 17:18

    Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be advocating foreign deities," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

    θέλοι theloi “would intend”

  23. Acts 17:20

    For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean."

    θέλει thelei “intends”

  24. Acts 18:21

    but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

    θέλοντος, thelontos “willing,”

  25. Acts 19:33

    They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

    ἤθελεν ēthelen “was wanting”