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will

Meaning of “will”

Sense 1: To desire, choose, or determine. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, to express intention, promise, determination, expectation, or what is to occur. Sense 3: The power or act of choosing or determining; a desire, choice, intention, purpose, direction, pleasure, or power of disposal. Sense 4: In good will, favour, kindness, or benevolent purpose.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
3,837 occurrences2,856 verses65 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 2:18

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John 11:56
Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 11:56 · retained source text

Then sought they for Iesus, and spake among themselues, as they stood in the Temple, What thinke ye, that he will not come to the feast?

John 12:26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 12:26 · retained source text

If any man serue me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my seruant be: If any man serue me, him will my father honour.

John 12:28
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 12:28 · retained source text

Father, glorifie thy Name. Then came there a voice from heauen, saying, I haue both glorified it, and wil glorifie it againe.

John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 12:32 · retained source text

And I, if I be lifted vp from the earth, will draw all men vnto me.

John 13:37
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 13:37 · retained source text

Peter said vnto him, Lord, why can not I follow thee now? I will lay downe my life for thy sake.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 26.33.

John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:3 · retained source text

And if I goe and prepare a place for you, I will come againe, and receiue you vnto my selfe, that where I am, there ye may be also.

John 14:13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 14:13 · retained source text

And whatsoeuer ye shall aske in my Name, that will I doe, that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne.

1611 marginal noteMat. 7.7.

John 14:14
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:14 · retained source text

If ye shall aske any thing in my Name, I will doe it.

John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:16 · retained source text

And I will pray the Father, and hee shall giue you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for euer,

John 14:18
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 14:18 · retained source text

I wil not leaue you comfortlesse, I will come to you.

1611 marginal noteOr, orphanes.

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Where “will” appears

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Genesis195 occurrences
151 verses
Exodus159 occurrences
119 verses
Leviticus71 occurrences
48 verses
Numbers80 occurrences
57 verses
Deuteronomy111 occurrences
82 verses
Joshua42 occurrences
32 verses
Judges59 occurrences
48 verses
Ruth15 occurrences
10 verses
1 Samuel115 occurrences
96 verses
2 Samuel81 occurrences
60 verses
1 Kings90 occurrences
67 verses
2 Kings58 occurrences
47 verses
1 Chronicles30 occurrences
21 verses
2 Chronicles40 occurrences
28 verses
Ezra5 occurrences
5 verses
Nehemiah20 occurrences
12 verses
Esther5 occurrences
4 verses
Job99 occurrences
77 verses
Psalms356 occurrences
266 verses
Proverbs53 occurrences
43 verses
Ecclesiastes9 occurrences
9 verses
Song of Solomon13 occurrences
8 verses
Isaiah310 occurrences
215 verses
Jeremiah432 occurrences
314 verses
Lamentations7 occurrences
5 verses
Ezekiel400 occurrences
261 verses
Daniel25 occurrences
25 verses
Hosea93 occurrences
60 verses
Joel25 occurrences
18 verses
Amos70 occurrences
55 verses
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah5 occurrences
4 verses
Micah48 occurrences
29 verses
Nahum16 occurrences
11 verses
Habakkuk12 occurrences
6 verses
Zephaniah31 occurrences
18 verses
Haggai13 occurrences
8 verses
Zechariah65 occurrences
48 verses
Malachi23 occurrences
17 verses
Matthew90 occurrences
82 verses
Mark38 occurrences
34 verses
Luke84 occurrences
70 verses
John77 occurrences
62 verses
Acts38 occurrences
34 verses
Romans27 occurrences
21 verses
1 Corinthians38 occurrences
27 verses
2 Corinthians23 occurrences
21 verses
Galatians2 occurrences
2 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians6 occurrences
6 verses
Colossians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Timothy10 occurrences
9 verses
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews34 occurrences
26 verses
James7 occurrences
7 verses
1 Peter7 occurrences
7 verses
2 Peter4 occurrences
4 verses
1 John2 occurrences
2 verses
3 John2 occurrences
2 verses
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation41 occurrences
30 verses

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Choice; determination. ... Choice; discretion; pleasure. ... Command; direction. ... Disposition; inclination; desire. ... Power; arbitrary disposal. ... Good will, favor; kindness. ... Right intention.

volume 2, leaf 931, columns 2-3 (noun entry, bounded clauses)

To determine; to decide in the mind that something shall be done or forborne. ... To command; to direct. ... To be inclined or resolved to have. ... To wish; to desire. ... It is sometimes equivalent to may be. ... Will is used as an auxiliary verb, and a sign of the future tense.

volume 2, leaf 931, column 3 (verb entry, bounded clauses)