'Need' in the Bible

and we -- we cut trees out of Lebanon, according to all thy need, and bring them in to thee -- floats by sea, to Joppa, and thou dost take them up to Jerusalem.'

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, 'We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee.

but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'

and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'

Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, -- 'He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking;

And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, 'They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.'

And the chief priest, having rent his garments, saith, 'What need have we yet of witnesses?

And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him -- The Lord hath need of it.'

and they said, 'The Lord hath need of it;'

and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.

Jesus saith to him, 'He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;'

for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, 'Buy what we have need of for the feast;' or that he may give something to the poor;

now we have known that thou hast known all things, and hast no need that any one do question thee; in this we believe that from God thou didst come forth.'

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

that ye may receive her in the Lord, as doth become saints, and may assist her in whatever matter she may have need of you -- for she also became a leader of many, and of myself.

and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'

and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,

Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

And I thought it necessary Epaphroditus -- my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need -- to send unto you,

because also in Thessalonica, both once and again to my need ye sent;

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

for from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God did go forth, so that we have no need to say anything,

And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,

If indeed, then, perfection were through the Levitical priesthood -- for the people under it had received law -- what further need, according to the order of Melchisedek, for another priest to arise, and not to be called according to the order of Aaron?

for of patience ye have need, that the will of God having done, ye may receive the promise,

out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it is the Lamb;

and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign -- to the ages of the ages.