Daniel 4:35
35 aall the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,and bhe does according to his will among the host of heaven
and among the inhabitants of the earth;
cand none can stay his hand
or dsay to him, “What have you done?”
Matthew 1:25
25but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And ehe called his name Jesus.Matthew 11:26
26yes, Father, for such was your fgracious will. ▼▼Or for so it pleased you well
Luke 10:21
Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will
21 hIn that same hour ihe rejoiced jin the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, kLord of heaven and earth, that lyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and mrevealed them to little children; yes, Father, for nsuch was your gracious will. ▼▼Or for so it pleased you well
Luke 11:32
32 pThe men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and qcondemn it, for rthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, ssomething greater than Jonah is here.Romans 9:11-16
11though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of thim who calls— 12she was told, u“The older will serve the younger.” 13As it is written, v“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”14What shall we say then? wIs there injustice on God’s part? By no means! 15For he says to Moses, x“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16So then it depends not on human will or exertion, ▼
▼Greek not of him who wills or runs
but on God, who has mercy. Ephesians 1:9
9 zmaking known ▼▼Or he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight, making known . . .
to us the mystery of his will, abaccording to his purpose, which he acset forth in Christ Ephesians 1:11
11In him we have obtained adan inheritance, aehaving been predestined afaccording to the purpose of him who works all things according to agthe counsel of his will,
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