Bible Verses about 'Wishes'

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• It is not this way among you, but whoever wants to become prominent among you shall be your servant, and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your slave.
  Matthew 20:26-27 humility serving neighbor
• You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
  James 4:4 sin God friendship
• But our God is in the heavens;
  He does whatever He pleases.
  Psalm 115:3 God heaven dependence
• For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, this is the one who will save it.
  Luke 9:24 sacrifice life
• For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
  Matthew 16:25 salvation death life
• And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
  Luke 9:23 obedience crucifixion
• For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
  Mark 8:35 evangelism salvation life
• And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.”
  Mark 9:35 humility Jesus understanding
• If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  John 12:26 serving following Father
• And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.”
  Mark 8:34 salvation Jesus following
• For,
  “The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
  Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
  He must turn away from evil and do good;
  He must seek peace and pursue it.”
  1 Peter 3:10-11 love peace life
• But the one who did not know it, and committed acts deserving of a beating, will receive only a few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.
  Luke 12:48 righteousness obedience punishment
• If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  John 15:7 reward Jesus Word of God
• If, because of the Sabbath, you restrain your foot
  From doing as you wish on My holy day,
  And call the Sabbath a pleasure, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
  And honor it, desisting from your own ways,
  From seeking your own pleasure
  And speaking your own word,
  Then you will take delight in the Lord,
  And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
  And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
  For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  Isaiah 58:13-14 sabbath