Abner advised ¹  the elders of Israel, “Previously you were wanting David to be your king. ² 

So ¹  he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

But the expert, ¹  wanting to justify ²  himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him. ¹ 

¹  Someone ²  told him, “Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside wanting ³  to speak to you.”

But Festus, ¹  wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried ²  before me there on these charges?” ³ 

not that there really is another gospel, ¹  but ²  there are some who are disturbing you and wanting ³  to distort the gospel of Christ.

All of them were wanting ¹  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands! ² 

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down ¹  first and compute the cost ²  to see if he has enough money to complete it?

Some of the crowd concluded ¹  it was about ²  Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. ³  Alexander, gesturing ⁴  with his hand, was wanting to make a defense ⁵  before the public assembly. ⁶ 

But the centurion, ¹  wanting to save Paul’s life, ²  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ³