Bible Verses about 'Desire'
| Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. | Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. |
| May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel. | May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! |
| Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. | In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. |
| Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. | O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
| 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. | Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. |
| Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire. | Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will. |
| Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. | Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. |
| If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. | If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
| 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. | 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. |
| You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. | You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. |
| Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. | So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. |
| As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow. | Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. |
| 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. | 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. |
| For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. | For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. |
| I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; 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—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? | I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? |
| That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. | What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever. | And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. |
| As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent. | Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. |
| 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.” | 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.” |
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Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Immanuel,”
which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”