. . . Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure {G2307} they are and were created.
Revelation 4:11
"Pleasure"
Strongs: G2307
2307 θέλημα [QE/LHMA] {thélēma} \thel'-ay-mah\
from the prolonged form of 2309; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will {G2307} be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will {G2307} of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will {G2307} of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 18:14 Even so it is not the will {G2307} of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Matthew 21:31 Whether of them twain did the will {G2307} of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will {G2307} be done.
Mark 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will {G2307} of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Luke 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will {G2307} be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will {G2307}, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will {G2307}, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will {G2307}, but thine, be done.
Luke 23:25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will {G2307}.
John 1:12,13 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will {G2307} of the flesh, nor of the will {G2307} of man, but of God.
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will {G2307} of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will {G2307}, but the will {G2307} of the Father which hath sent me.
John 6:38-40 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will {G2307}, but the will {G2307} of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will {G2307} which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will {G2307} of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 7:17 If any man will do his will {G2307}, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will {G2307}, him he heareth.
Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will {G2307}.
Acts 21:14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will {G2307} of the Lord be done.
Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will {G2307}, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
Romans 1:9,10 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will {G2307} of God to come unto you.
Romans 2:17-20 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, and knowest his will {G2307}, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that {G2307} good, and acceptable, and perfect, will {G2307} of God.
Romans 15:30-32 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; that I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; that I may come unto you with joy by the will {G2307} of God, and may with you be refreshed.
I Corinthians 1:1-3 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will {G2307} of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
I Corinthians 7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will {G2307}, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
I Corinthians 16:12 As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will {G2307} was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
II Corinthians 1:1,2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will {G2307} of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
II Corinthians 8:5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will {G2307} of God.
Galatians 1:1-5 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will {G2307} of God and our Father: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 1:1,2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will {G2307} of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ
Ephesians 1:3-6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will {G2307}, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:7-12 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of his will {G2307}, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will {G2307}: that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Ephesians 2:1-3 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires {G2307} of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Ephesians 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will {G2307} of the Lord is.
Ephesians 6:5-8 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will {G2307} of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Colossians 1:1,2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will {G2307} of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:9-17 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will {G2307} in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: tn whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will {G2307} of God.
I Thessalonians 4:3-6 For this is the will {G2307} of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: that no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
I Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will {G2307} of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
II Timothy 1:1,2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will {G2307} of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
II Timothy 2:24-26 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will {G2307}.
Hebrews 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will {G2307}, O God.
Hebrews 10:9,10 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will {G2307}, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By the {G2307} which will {G2307} we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will {G2307} of God, ye might receive the promise.
Hebrews 13:20,21 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will {G2307}, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
I Peter 2:15-17 For so is the will {G2307} of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. For it is better, if the will {G2307} of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
I Peter 4:1-5 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will {G2307} of God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will {G2307} of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
I Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will {G2307} of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
II Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will {G2307} of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
I John 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will {G2307} of God abideth for ever.
I John 5:14,15 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will {G2307}, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Revelation 4:6-11 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure {G2307} they are and were created.
AGAIN . . .
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure {G2307} they are and were created.
Revelation 4:6-11
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Romans 5:1,2 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by Whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Romans 16:27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
I Peter 5:11 To Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
