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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 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:21 · retained source text

He that hath my commandements, and keepeth them, hee it is that loueth me: and he that loueth me shall be loued of my Father, and I will loue him, and will manifest my selfe to him.

John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:23 · retained source text

Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, If a man loue mee, he will keepe my wordes: and my Father will loue him, and wee will come vnto him, and make our abode with him.

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:26 · retained source text

But the Comforter, which is the holy Ghost, whom the Father wil send in my name, he shal teach you al things, & bring al things to your remembrance, whatsoeuer I haue said vnto you.

John 14:30
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:30 · retained source text

Heereafter I will not talke much with you: for the prince of this world commeth, and hath nothing in me.

John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 15:7 · retained source text

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall aske what ye will, and it shall be done vnto you.

John 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 15:20 · retained source text

Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then the Lord: if they haue persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they haue kept my saying, they will keepe yours also.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.16. mat. 10.24.

John 15:21
But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 15:21 · retained source text

But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they know not him that sent me.

John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 15:26 · retained source text

But when the Comforter is come, whom I wil send vnto you from the Father, euen the Spirit of trueth, which proceedeth from the Father, hee shall testifie of me.

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.26. luke 24.49.

John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 16:2 · retained source text

They shall put you out of the Synagogues: yea, the time commeth, that whosoeuer killeth you, will thinke that hee doeth God seruice.

John 16:3
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 16:3 · retained source text

And these things will they doe vnto you, because they haue not knowen the Father, nor me.

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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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Definition evidence

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)