32 Bible Verses about Passion

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is full-grown, it brings forth death.

so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the will of God.

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural.

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

not in the passion of lust like the heathen, who do not know God;

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

But if any man thinks that he is not acting properly toward his betrothed, if she is past her youth, and if it must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let them marry.

What causes quarrels and fights among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members?

who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

that each one of you know how to take his own spouse for himself in holiness and honor,

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

And the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in their own persons the due penalty for their error.

His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."

To these he also presented himself alive after his suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

Never be lacking in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

And another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all the nations drink the wine of her impure passion."

"Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own desire.

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by men and hating one another.

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry.

Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and mind, and so we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

they said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly lusts."

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him saying, "Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you!"

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desire and despise authority. Bold and willful, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones,