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What Does the Bible Say About Will?

Here are 9 Bible verses about will, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Philippians 2:13

    For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

    BSBFor it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

  2. #2Matthew 26:41

    Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

    BSB“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

  3. #3Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

    BSBKeep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

  4. #4Psalms 51:12

    Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

    BSBRestore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

  5. #5Matthew 6:10

    Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

    BSBYour kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

  6. #61 Corinthians 2:14

    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

    BSBThe natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  7. #7John 6:38

    For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

    BSBFor I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

  8. #8Mark 14:36-38

    And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.

    BSB“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.” Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

  9. #9Matthew 24:44

    Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

    BSBFor this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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