G2309–θέλω–thelō

Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

θέλουσιν thelousin “they desire”

For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

θέλειν thelein “to will”

To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

ἠθέλησεν ēthelēsen “has willed”

For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

Θέλω Thelō “I want”

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

θέλων thelōn “delighting”

For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.

ἠθελήσαμεν ēthelēsamen “we wanted”

But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

θέλομεν thelomen “we do want”

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

θέλει thelei “is willing”

Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.

θέλοντες thelontes “desiring”

Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.

θέλει thelei “desires”

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

θέλουσιν thelousin “they desire”

Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

θέλοντες thelontes “desiring”

But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

ἠθέλησα ēthelēsa “I wished”

So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me;

ἠθέλησας, ēthelēsas “You have desired,”

After saying, You had no desire for offerings, for burned offerings or offerings for sin (which are made by the law) and you had no pleasure in them,

ἠθέλησας ēthelēsas “You have desired”

For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.

θέλων thelōn “wishing”

Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.

θέλοντες thelontes “desiring”

Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

θέλεις theleis “Do you want”

But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.

θελήσῃ thelēsē “shall wish”

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

θέλων thelōn “desiring”

Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

θέλοι theloi “one would desire”

But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;

θέλοντας thelontas “willingly”

I had much to say to you, but it is not my purpose to put it all down with ink and pen:

θέλω thelō “I desire”

And I gave her time for a change of heart, but she has no mind to give up her unclean ways.

θέλει thelei “she is willing”

And if any man would do them damage, fire comes out of their mouth and puts an end to those who are working against them: and if any man has a desire to do them damage, in this way will he be put to death.

θέλει thelei “should desire”θελήσῃ thelēsē “shall desire”