24 Bible Verses about Right Desires

And he said unto them, With earnest desire have I longed to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

but now having no longer cause to detain me in these regions, and having an earnest desire to come unto you for many years past,

But we, brethren, bereaved of you for a short moment, in person, not in heart, have more abundantly longed to see your face with great desire.

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;

earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I might be filled with joy;

But now when Timothy returned to us from you, and brought us the glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye retain a kind remembrance of us always, earnestly desirous to see us, as we are also to see you:

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was vastly delighted: for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.

So, as far as is in my power, I am desirous to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also.

For that which I am doing I approve not: for not the thing which I wish, that do I practise; but the very thing I hate, that I do. But if what I would not, that I do, I concur with the law that it is excellent.

For I do not the good which I wish: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

But I have in such manner endeavoured to preach the gospel, not where Christ's name had been heard, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

Now I could wish that you all spake with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: for greater is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret also, that the church may receive edification.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our mansion which is from heaven;

and not by his coming only, but also by the consolation wherewith he had been comforted among you, declaring to us your fervent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

And in this I give my opinion: for this is expedient for you, who have before begun not only to do, but also to be willing a year ago.

Now then accomplish also the doing it, that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be also to perform out of that which ye have.

And all indeed who will live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Being therefore gathered around him, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus called Messiah?

Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom.

And Jesus standing called them, and said, What desire ye, that I should do for you?

He said unto them, What will ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus addressing him, said, What dost thou wish that I should do for thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight!

Then Jesus answering said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

BRETHREN, the kind wish of my heart indeed, and the prayer which I offer to God for Israel, is for their salvation.