56 Bible Verses about eagerness

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

But we, brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to see you face to face.

For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.

The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

These men pay court to you, but not with honourable motives. They want to exclude you, so that you may pay court to them. It is always an honourable thing to be courted in an honourable cause; always, and not only when I am with you, my children--

as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.

For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.

the promise which our twelve tribes, worshipping day and night with intense devotedness, hope to have made good to them. It is on the subject of this hope, Sir, that I am accused by the Jews.

Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy.

For mark the effects of this very thing--your having sorrowed with a godly sorrow--what earnestness it has called forth in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing affection, what jealousy, what meting out of justice! You have completely wiped away reproach from yourselves in the matter.

Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief.

But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;

Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it you may grow up to salvation;

But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;

who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own, zealous for doing good works.

Yes, just as you are already very rich in faith, readiness of speech, knowledge, unwearied zeal, and in the love that is in you, implanted by us, see to it that this grace of liberal giving also flourishes in you.

Remind people that they must submit to the rulers who are in authority over them; that they must obey the magistrates, be prepared for every right action,

And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good?

Do not be indolent when zeal is required. Be thoroughly warm-hearted, the Lord's own servants,

Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;

The teacher must do the same in his teaching; and he who exhorts others, in his exhortation. He who gives should be liberal; he who is in authority should be energetic and alert; and he who succours the afflicted should do it cheerfully.

Therefore, seeing that you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the Church.

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

This is a faithful saying, and on these various points I would have you insist strenuously, in order that those who have their faith fixed on God may be careful to set an example of good actions. For these are not only good in themselves, but are also useful to mankind.

so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

So on every possible occasion I will also do my best to enable you to recall these things after my departure.

He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation.

in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.

"David himself calls Him 'Lord:' how then can He be his son?" And the mass of people found pleasure in listening to Jesus.

"Immediately, therefore, I sent to you, and I thank you heartily for having come. That is why all of us are now assembled here in God's presence, to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."

As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And all the people came to Him in the Temple, early in the morning, to listen to Him.

When however the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him on all sides to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people earnestly begged to have all this repeated to them on the following Sabbath.

The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.

Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.

And now complete the doing also, in order that, just as there was then the eagerness in desiring, there may now be the accomplishment in proportion to your means.

Only they urged that we should remember their poor--a thing which was uppermost in my own mind.

They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;

Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks.

But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,

I thank my God at my every remembrance of you-- always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.

This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."

so that there is no gift of God in which you consciously come short while patiently waiting for the reappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.

Be you also ready, for at an hour when you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come."

For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.

And more than that, we ourselves, though we possess the Spirit as a foretaste and pledge of the glorious future, yet we ourselves inwardly sigh, as we wait and long for open recognition as sons through the deliverance of our bodies.

*We* have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.

We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waiting with longing expectation for the coming from Heaven of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,