79 Bible Verses about eagerness

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David in the fortress in the wilderness, men of might of war fit for the battle, put in order with shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

After him Baruch, the son of Zabbai, earnestly restored the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib, the high priest.

Be it known unto the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with stones of marble, and the timbers are laid in the walls, and this work is going fast and prospers in their hands.

Daleth She sought wool and flax and worked willingly with her hands.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, not to detain himself in Asia, for he hasted to keep the day of Pentecost, if it were possible for him, in Jerusalem.

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

Saying, Surely now thou wilt fear me; thou wilt receive chastisement; so thy dwelling shall not be thrown down, all of which I visited upon her; but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

For the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps when they wait for my soul.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause. Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol and whole as those that go down into the pit;

The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.

And she came in with haste unto the king and asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a platter the head of John the Baptist.

They are zealous after you, but not for good; they would exclude you from us, that ye might be zealous after them. It is good to be always zealous to do good, and not only when I am present with you.

concerning zeal, a persecutor of the congregation ; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

And all those of Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them; and the LORD gave them rest round about.

Therefore, brethren, give all the more diligence to make your calling and election sure; for doing these things, ye shall never fall.

And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the LORD and to enquire in his temple.

As the hart pants after the water brooks, so does my soul pant after thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsts for thee; my flesh longs for thee in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water;

Let not thy heart envy sinners, but persevere in the fear of the LORD all day long.

unto which promise our twelve tribes, constantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Follow after charity and earnestly pursue spiritual gifts, but above all, that ye may prophesy.

For behold this same thing, that when ye were made sorry by God, what carefulness it wrought in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things ye have shown yourselves to be clean in this matter.

Let us therefore make haste to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.

But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence until the end for the fulfillment of your hope,

as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;

Ye also, giving all diligence to the same, show forth virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge;

That they seek me daily and want to know my ways, as people that do righteousness and have not forsaken the rights of their God: they ask me of the rights of righteousness and desire to approach God.

When he slew them, then they sought him, and they returned and enquired early after God. And they remembered that God was their rock and the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they flattered him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.read more.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who call yourselves by the name of Israel, those that are come forth out of the waters of Judah, those who swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a people of his own, zealous of good works.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith and in word and in knowledge and in all diligence and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

Admonish them to be subject to dominion and power, and to persuade those who have authority, that they be quick unto every good work.

And who is he that can harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good?

not slothful in earnest care, but fervent in the Spirit, serving the Lord,

Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauty of holiness; as the dew which falls from the womb of the morning, thus shall those who are thine be born unto thee.

he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, let him do it in simplicity; he that presides, in earnest care; he that shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye desire the things of the Spirit, earnestly pursue excellence unto the edification of the congregation .

being diligent to guard the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

The Word is faithful, and I desire that thou affirm this constantly, that those who have believed God might be careful to conduct themselves in good works. This is good and profitable unto men.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to announce the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

I will also make sure with diligence that after my decease ye might remember these things.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, teaching only in the baptism of John.

Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And in this manner I preached this gospel, not where Christ had been named previously, not to build upon a foundation belonging to another,

according to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

David therefore himself calls him Lord, and where then is he his son? And the many people heard him gladly.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well to come. Now therefore we are all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

And as he was leaving to continue his way, there came one running, who kneeled before him and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?

And a certain prince asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us.

And all the people came unto him early in the morning to hear him in the temple.

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they asked him to abide with them; and he abode there two days.

And when they were gone out of the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all diligence and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Occupy thyself in these things with care, for in this is everything, that thy profiting may be manifest unto all.

And they came, every man whose heart stirred him up, and every one whose spirit made them willing, and they brought the LORD's offering for the work of the tabernacle of the testimony and for all his service and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought chains and earrings, rings and bracelets, and all jewels of gold; and anyone that offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

Then the people rejoiced to have offered willingly because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD. Likewise, David the king rejoiced with great joy

Now therefore finish the doing of it that as there was a readiness to will, so there may also be a performance out of that which ye have.

Only they asked that we should remember the poor; the same which I was also diligent to do.

but charge them to do good, that they be rich in good works, liberal to distribute, willing to communicate,

Persevere in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving,

But I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Spirit, that ye help me with prayers to God for me,

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, salutes you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand firm, perfect and fulfilled in all the will of God.

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my wrath away from the sons of Israel, being zealous for my sake among them, therefore I did not consume the sons of Israel in my jealousy.

And he replied, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of the hosts because the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left, and they seek me to take my life.

And he said, Come with me, and thou shalt see my zeal for the LORD. So they had him ride in his chariot.

Then his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house has consumed me.

so that ye lack nothing in any gift, waiting for the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore be ye also ready; the Son of man is to come in the hour that ye think not.

Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man comes at an hour when ye think not.

For the earnest hope of the creatures waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

And not only they, but ourselves also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is to say, the redemption of our body.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: