θέλημα thélēma

Meaning

a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination

In the King James Version: desire, pleasure, will

Derivation: from the prolonged form of G2309 (θέλω);

Where it is used

• Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
• Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Matthew 18:14 In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
• Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
• Matthew 26:42 A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
• Mark 3:35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Luke 11:2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
• Luke 12:47 That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
• Luke 22:42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
• Luke 23:25 As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
• John 1:13 children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
• John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
• John 5:30 I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
• John 6:38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
• John 6:39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
• John 6:40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
• John 7:17 If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
• John 9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
• Acts 13:22 After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
• Acts 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
• Acts 22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.
• Romans 1:10 in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
• Romans 2:18 if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
• Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• Romans 15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
• 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
• 1 Corinthians 7:37 But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
• 1 Corinthians 16:12 Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
• 2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
• 2 Corinthians 8:5 And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
• Galatians 1:4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
• Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
• Ephesians 1:9 And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ
• Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
• Ephesians 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
• Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
• Ephesians 6:6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
• Colossians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
• Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
• Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
• 2 Timothy 2:26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
• Hebrews 10:7 Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
• Hebrews 10:9 Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.
• Hebrews 10:10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Peter 2:15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
• 1 Peter 3:17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
• 1 Peter 4:2 Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
• 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
• 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
• 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
• Revelation 4:11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”