To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.

Five. Pénte. The number appears throughout Scripture in moments of provision and testing: five loaves feeding thousands, five wise virgins ready, five foolish ones not. What you have in hand is never too little if surrendered.

In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.

Mind, understanding, intellect. Nous. Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. The battle for your life is largely fought in your mind. What you think shapes who you become.

No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.

To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.

to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of

Or, than, either. Ē. Scripture often forces a choice: serve God or mammon, life or death, narrow or wide. The either/or of the gospel demands a response. Choose.

Ten thousand, innumerable, countless. Mýrioi. Paul would rather speak five words with understanding than ten thousand in a tongue. God's mercies are not scarce. Never mistake abundance for license.

Tongue, language. Glossa. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. The tongue is the smallest member but sets the whole course of a life. Use it for life.