Bible Verses about 'Desire'
| Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |
| May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. | May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. |
| 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. | Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. |
| Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. |
| 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. | But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. |
| 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. | But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. |
| As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. | As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow. |
| Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. | Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. |
| If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. | If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. |
| 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. | Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see 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 and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. | But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. |
| 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. | You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. |
| Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will. | Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire. |
| I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. |
| 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. | For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. |
| I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? | I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? |
| What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. | That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. |
| And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. | The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. |
| As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. | As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. |
| 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.” | For, “He who would 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.” |
| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. |
| You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. | You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. |
| Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. | Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. |
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