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Willing
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
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is rendered "willing" in Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38 , RV. See READY , No. 2.
"willing," is used with kata in Philemon 1:14 , lit., "according to willing," RV, "of free will" (AV, "willingly").
is rendered "ye were willing" in John 5:35 . See WILL , C, No. 1.
is rendered "(if) Thou be willing" in Luke 22:42; in 2 Peter 3:9 , AV (RV, "wishing"). See WILL , C, No. 2.
"to be well pleased, to think it good," is rendered "we are willing" in 2 Corinthians 5:8; in 1 Thessalonians 2:8 , AV, "we were willing" (RV, "we were well pleased"). See PLEASE , PLEASURE.
Notes: (1) In 2 Corinthians 8:3 , AV, authairetos, "of one's own accord" (RV), is rendered "willing of themselves;" in 2 Corinthians 8:17 , "of his own accord." See ACCORD. (2) For "willing to communicate," 1 Timothy 6:18 , see COMMUNICATE , C.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Willing'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/willing.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Willing'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/w/willing.html. 1940.
