24 Bible Verses about Right Desires

And he said to them, With desire have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

But now having no longer place in these parts, and having had a great desire for many years to come to you, Whenever I go into Spain, I will come to you;

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, laboured with great desire the more abundantly to see your face.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift,

Longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

But now when Timotheus was come to us from you, and had brought us the good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, as we also to see you:

And Herod seeing Jesus was exceeding glad; for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Therefore, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are at Rome.

For that which I do I approve not; for what I would, I do not, but what I hate, that I do. If then I do what I would not, I consent to the law, that it is good.

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

But I have striven, so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for he that prophesieth, is greater than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon, with our house which is from heaven:

And not only by his coming, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted over you, when he told us your earnest desire, your grief, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun a year ago, not only to do, but also to do it willingly.

Now therefore compleat the work, that as there was a ready will, so there may be also a performance, in proportion to what ye have.

Yea and all that are resolved to live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called Christ?

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right-hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom.

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

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus answering said to him, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Brethren, the desire of my heart, and my prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.