Bible Verses about 'Lusts'

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• Rather, put on the Lord Jesus Christ and allow no opportunity for the flesh to gratify its sinful desires.
  Romans 13:14desiresaddictionJesus
• Turn away from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart.
  2 Timothy 2:22desirestemptationevil
• When you look at the tassels, you will remember the commandments of the Lord and keep them. Thus you will not prostitute yourselves by following after the lusts in your own heart or your own eyes.
  Numbers 15:39lawobediencedesires
• However, those who want riches fall into temptations and are trapped into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  1 Timothy 6:9moneygreedmaterialism
• For the grace of God has appeared bringing salvation to the entire human race. It teaches us to reject godless ways and worldly desires, and in the present age to lead lives that are temperate, just, and godly.
  Titus 2:11-12gracerighteousnesssalvation
• For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want.
  Galatians 5:17obedienceSpirit
• And the world with all its enticements
  is passing away,
  but whoever does the will of God
  abides forever.
  1 John 2:17eternal lifeobediencedesires
• You are from your father, the devil,
  and you choose to carry out your father’s desires.
  He was a murderer from the beginning,
  and he does not abide by the truth,
  for there is no truth in him.
  When he lies,
  he speaks in accord with his own nature,
  for he is a liar
  and the father of lies.
  John 8:44devildesirestruth
• They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and offered worship and service to the creature rather than to the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices. Likewise, men gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameful acts with men and received in their own persons the fitting penalty for their perversion. Furthermore, since these people did not see fit to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their depraved way of thinking and to all types of vile behavior.
  Romans 1:25-28idolssexualitydesires