'Wants' in the Bible

As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

All [things] have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and {anyone to whom} the Son wants to reveal [him].

An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

He has put His trust in God; let God rescue Him now—if He wants Him! For He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’”

Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

Sitting down, He called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all.

And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”

Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.

All [things] have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father and who the Father is except the Son, and [anyone] to whom the Son wants to reveal [him]."

I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod wants to kill You!”

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?

The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

Do you not say, 'It wants four months yet to the harvest'? But look round, I tell you, and observe these plains-- they are already ripe for the sickle.

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.

since no one acts in secret if he wants to be known publicly. If you're going to do these things, you should reveal yourself to the world!"

If anyone wants to do His will, he will understand whether the teaching is from God or if I am speaking on My own.

“You have a demon!” the crowd responded. “Who wants to kill You?”

If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

and gave it to the Apostles, and distribution was made to every one according to his wants.

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

who also honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.

Consequently, I find the principle with me, the one who wants to do good, that evil is present with me.

A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump of clay.

Now if God wants to demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are made for destruction?

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

But if any man thinks he is acting improperly toward his virgin, if she is past marriageable age, and so it must be, he can do what he wants. He is not sinning; they can get married.

A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants—only in the Lord.

But if anyone wants to argue about this, we have no other custom, nor do the churches of God.

But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.

But God gives it a body as He wants, and to each of the seeds its own body.

because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

And when I was with you and my resources failed, there was no one to whom I became a burden--for the brethren when they came from Macedonia fully supplied my wants--and I kept myself from being in the least a burden to you, and will do so still.

For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.

I have enough of everything--and more than enough. My wants are fully satisfied now that I have received from the hands of Epaphroditus the generous gifts which you sent me--they are a fragrant odor, an acceptable sacrifice, truly pleasing to God.

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.

and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.

Adulteresses! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

Instead you should say, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that."

For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

For the one who wants to love lifeand to see good daysmust keep his tongue from eviland his lips from speaking deceit,

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent.

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who wants to be first [among] them, does not acknowledge us.

If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" Let everyone who hears this say, "Come!" Let everyone who is thirsty come! Let anyone who wants the water of life take it as a gift!