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Noun thelēma (will) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 7: 21 | "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will (thelēma) of my Father in heaven. |
| 12: 50 | For whoever does the will (thelēma) of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother." |
| 18: 14 | So it is not the will (thelēma) of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost. |
| 21: 31 | Which of the two did the will (thelēma) of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. |
| 26: 42 | Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will (thelēma) be done." |
Mark
| 3: 35 | Whoever does the will (thelēma) of God is my brother and sister and mother." |
Luke
| 12: 47 | That slave who knew the will (thelēma) his master, but did not prepare himself or do his will (thelēma), will receive a severe beating. |
| 22: 42 | "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will (thelēma) but yours be done." |
| 23: 25 | He released the man they asked for, the one who had been put in prison for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus according to their will (thelēma). |
John
| 1: 13 | who were born, not of blood or of the will (thelēma) of the flesh or of the will (thelēma) of man, but of God. |
| 4: 34 | Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will (thelēma) of him who sent me and to complete his work. |
| 5: 30 | "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek to do not my own will (thelēma) but the will (thelēma) of him who sent me. |
| 6: 38 | for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will (thelēma), but the will (thelēma) of him who sent me. |
| 6: 39 | And this is the will (thelēma) of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. |
| 6: 40 | This is indeed the will (thelēma) of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day." |
| 7: 17 | Anyone who resolves to do the will (thelēma) of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own. |
| 9: 31 | We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will (thelēma). |
Acts
| 13: 22 | When he had removed him, he made David their king. In his testimony about him he said, 'I have found David, son of Jesse, to be a man after my heart, who will carry out all my will (thelēma).' |
| 21: 14 | Since he would not be persuaded, we remained silent except to say, "The LORD's will (thelēma) be done." |
| 22: 14 | Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will (thelēma), to see the Righteous One and to hear his own voice; |
1 John
| 2: 17 | And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will (thelēma) of God live forever. |
| 5: 14 | And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will (thelēma), he hears us. |
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