79 Bible Verses about eagerness

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, 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 Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands.

She seeketh wool and flax, And worketh willingly with her hands.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

But we, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence not in heart, endeavored the more exceedingly to see your face with great desire:

I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol, And whole, as those that go down into the pit;

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

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

They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut you out, that ye may seek them. But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

And all 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 Jehovah gave them rest round about.

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth 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 asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

Let not thy heart envy sinners; But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king!

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy.

For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.

When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly. And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer. But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.read more.
For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, 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 for his own possession, zealous of good works.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us,'see that ye abound in this grace also.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual gifts , seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

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

Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John:

Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;

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

David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

Forthwith therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all things that have been commanded thee of the Lord.

And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

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

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

And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

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

So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.

And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and brought Jehovah's offering, for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all the service thereof, and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children 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 my life, to take it away.

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.

so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit , the redemption of our body.

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

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: