Verb boulomai (to want) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

1: 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and not wanting (boulomai) to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.
11: 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants (boulomai) to reveal him.

Mark

15: 15So Pilate, wanting (boulomai) to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.

Luke

10: 22All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants (boulomai) to reveal him."
22: 42"Father, if you want (boulomai), remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done."

John

18: 39But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover. Do you want (boulomai) me to release for you the King of the Jews?"

Acts

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5: 28saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you want (boulomai) to bring this man's blood on us."
5: 33When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted (boulomai) to kill them.
12: 4When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, wanting (boulomai) to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
15: 37Barnabas wanted (boulomai) to take with them John called Mark.
17: 20It sounds rather strange to us, so we want (boulomai) to know what it means."
18: 15but since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; I do not want (boulomai) to be a judge of these matters."
18: 27And when he wanted (boulomai) to cross over to Achaia, the believers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. On his arrival he greatly helped those who through grace had become believers,
19: 30Paul wanted (boulomai) to go into the crowd, but the disciples would not let him;
22: 30Since he wanted (boulomai) to find out what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to meet. He brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
23: 28Since I wanted (boulomai) to know the charge for which they accused him, I had him brought to their council.
25: 20Since I was at a loss how to investigate these questions, I asked whether he wanted (boulomai) to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
25: 22Agrippa said to Festus, "I want (boulomai) to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."
27: 43but the centurion, wanting (boulomai) to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
28: 18When they had examined me, the Romans wanted (boulomai) to release me, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.

2 John

1: 12Although I have much to write to you, I do not want (boulomai) to use paper and ink; instead I hope to come to you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

3 John

1: 10So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the friends, and even prevents those who want (boulomai) to do so and expels them from the church.