Bible Verses about 'Desire'
| Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. | Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. |
| May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! | May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. |
| In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. | Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. |
| Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. | But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. | Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. |
| I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. | For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. |
| Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. | Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. |
| You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. | You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. |
| O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. |
| Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. | Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. |
| But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. |
| Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. | As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. |
| If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. |
| Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will. | Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will. |
| By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. | By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. |
| I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. |
| For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. | For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. |
| I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? | I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? |
| What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. | What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. |
| And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. | And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. |
| Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. | As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. |
| For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” | For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. |
| You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. | You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. |
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