5 Bible Verses about God's Desires

But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

But if you had known what this means I desire mercy, and not sacrifice you would not have condemned the blameless.

And he went up into a mountain, and called to him such as he wished, and they came to him.

Father, I wish that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the desire of the Spirit is against flesh; and these are opposed, the one to the other, so that you can not do what you would.