46 Bible Verses about Passion
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Now those who belong to the Messiah Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.
For while we were living according to our human nature, sinful passions were at work in our bodies by means of the Law, to bear fruit resulting in death.
However, if they cannot control themselves, they should get married, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
When that desire becomes pregnant, it gives birth to sin; and when that sin grows up, it gives birth to death.
so that he can live the rest of his mortal life guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.
For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.
It trains us to renounce ungodly living and worldly passions so that we might live sensible, honest, and godly lives in the present age
Elijah was a person just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and rain never came to the land for three years and six months.
All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,
If a man thinks he is not behaving properly toward his virgin, and if his passion is so strong that he feels he ought to marry her, let him do what he wants; he isn't sinning. Let them get married.
Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?
who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.
Each of you must know how to control his own body in a holy and honorable manner,
You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason for your own pleasure.
In the same way, their males also abandoned their natural sexual function toward females and burned with lust toward one another. Males committed indecent acts with males, and received within themselves the appropriate penalty for their perversion.
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.
As obedient children, do not be shaped by the desires that used to influence you when you were ignorant.
Never be lazy in showing such devotion. Be on fire with the Spirit. Serve the Lord.
Flee from youthful passions. Instead, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart.
Then another angel, a second one, followed him, saying, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has made all nations drink the wine, the wrath earned for her sexual sins."
"Men, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings with natures like yours. We are telling you the good news so you'll turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.
Set me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion as intense as Sheol. The flames of love are flames of fire, a blaze that comes from the LORD.
Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,
Who can stand before his fury? And who can endure his fierce anger? His displeasure pours out like fire, and rocks are broken to pieces because of him.
So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).
Indeed, all of us once behaved like them in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of our flesh and senses. By nature we were destined for wrath, just like everyone else.
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury like a cloak.
They kept telling you, "In the last times there will be mockers, following their own ungodly desires."
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"
So I allowed them to continue in their stubbornness, living by their own advice.
I charge you, young women of Jerusalem, "If you find my beloved, what are you to tell him? Tell him that I'm weak with love."
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, quarreling, and slander be put away from you, along with all hatred.
Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?
a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her passion. When she's in heat, who can turn her away? None of the males who pursue her need to tire themselves out, for in her month they'll find her."
especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.
Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!
"Woe to the one who supplies his neighbor with a drink! You are forcing your bottle on him, making him drunk so you can see them naked.
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Colossians 3:5So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).