Bible Verses about 'Want'

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• Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
  but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
  Psalm 34:10Godseeking
• I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death.
  Philippians 3:10sufferingJesusresurrection
• The Lord is my shepherd;
  I have all that I need.
  He lets me rest in green meadows;
  he leads me beside peaceful streams.
  Psalm 23:1-2blessingrestdependence
• You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
  James 4:2sindesiresprayer
• Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
  Matthew 19:21blamelessgivingmaterialism
• “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
  Mark 14:36easterFatherJesus
• I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
  Colossians 2:2Jesusencouragementlove
• Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
  1 Peter 3:13goodnessevilwork
• Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
  2 Timothy 3:12lifepersecutionJesus
• I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!
  Ezekiel 18:32conversiondeatheternal life
• The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
  Galatians 5:17obedienceSpirit
• But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  1 Timothy 6:9moneygreedmaterialism
• Fools have no interest in understanding;
  they only want to air their own opinions.
  Proverbs 18:2speakingwisdomselfishness
• Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
  an endless river of righteous living.
  Amos 5:24lawrighteousness
• Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!
  John 17:24JesusFatherprayer
• For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord. When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
  Romans 1:11-12friendshipstrengthencouragement
• But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
  John 15:7rewardJesusWord of God
• Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  Matthew 10:28fearsoulbody
• For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
  John 8:44devildesirestruth
• Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign Lord. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live.
  Ezekiel 18:23conversionlifedeath
• It is the same with my word.
  I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
  It will accomplish all I want it to,
  and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
  Isaiah 55:11Word of Godspeakingreliability
• “All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
  Job 1:12devilprotectionalmighty
• Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
  Hebrews 10:36patienceobediencereceiving
• And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.
  1 Timothy 2:9-10beautyworshipmaterialism
• Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
  Matthew 7:12lawneighborrelationships