79 Bible Verses about eagerness

And from the Gadites, valiant mighty warriors, {soldiers fit for war}, expert with shield and spear, defected to David at the fortress toward the wilderness. And {they had faces like lions} [and were] swift as gazelles upon the mountains.

After him Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired a second section of a wall from the angle up to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

May it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, the house of the great God. It is being built with stone blocks and timber is being put in the walls. This work is being done with diligence and is making progress in their hands.

She seeks wool and flax, and she works with the diligence of {her hands}.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not be [having] to spend time in Asia. For he was hurrying if it could be possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

But [when] we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for {a short time} (in face, not in heart), [we were] even more eager with great desire to see your face,

I have said, 'Surely she will fear me; she will accept discipline. Then her dwelling place will not be cut down, [nor] all that I have brought upon her.' Surely they rise early; they make all their deeds corrupt.

For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, [because they] desire [it], have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.

They attack, they hide, they watch my {steps}, as they [lie in] wait for my life.

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause. Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them [zealously]. But [it is] good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they swore with all their heart. And they sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and Yahweh gave rest to them all around.

Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever stumble.

"And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for Yahweh searches all hearts and understands every plan and [all] thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.

One [thing] I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: [that] I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.

As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for [the] living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.

May your heart not envy the sinners, but [live] in fear of Yahweh {all day}.

to which our twelve tribes hope to attain as [they] earnestly serve [him] night and day. Concerning this hope I am being accused by the Jews, O king!

Pursue love, and strive for spiritual [gifts], but especially that you may prophesy.

For behold how much diligence this very [thing], being grieved according to [the will of] God, has brought about in you: what defense [of yourselves], what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! In everything you have demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.

And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of [your] hope until the end,

like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

and [for] this same [reason], and [by] applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge,

Yet they seek me day [by] day, and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that {practiced} righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for {righteous judgments}, they desire the closeness of God.

When he killed [some of] them, then they sought him, and repented and earnestly sought God. And they remembered that God [was] their rock, and God Most High their redeemer. But they enticed him with their mouth and lied to him with their tongue.read more.
For their heart was not steadfast with him, nor were they faithful to his covenant.

Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and {invoke} the God of Israel, [but] not in truth and not in righteousness.

who gave himself for us, in order that he might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good deeds.

But just as you excel in everything--in faith and in speaking and in knowledge and with all diligence and in the love from us [that is] in you--so may you excel in this grace also.

Remind them to be subject to the rulers [and] to the authorities, to obey, to be prepared for every good work,

And who [is] the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?

not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,

Your people {will volunteer} in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from [the] womb of [the] dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.

if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

In this way also you, since you are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek for the edification of the church, in order that you may abound.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;

The saying [is] trustworthy, and I want you to insist concerning these [things], so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.

Thus {I am eager} to proclaim the gospel also to you who [are] in Rome.

And I will also make every effort [that] you are able at any time, after my departure, {to recall these things to mind}.

This man had been instructed [in] the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the [things] about Jesus, [although he] knew only the baptism of John.

Then Paul replied, "What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus!"

And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,

according to my eager expectation and hope, that I will be put to shame in nothing, but with all boldness, even now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether through life or through death.

David himself calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

And [as] he was setting out on [his] way, one [individual] ran up and knelt down before him [and] asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

And all the people were getting up very early in the morning [to come] to him in the temple [courts] to listen to him.

So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. And he stayed there two days.

And [as] they were going out, they began urging [that] these things be spoken about to them on the next Sabbath.

Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. {They} accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day [to see] if these [things] were so.

Practice these [things]. Be [diligent] in these [things], in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.

And they came--every man whose heart lifted him and every man whose spirit impelled him--they brought Yahweh's contribution for the work of the tent of assembly and for all its service and for the holy garments. And they came, the men in addition to the women, all [who were] willing of heart; they brought brooches and jewelry rings and signet rings and ornaments--every [variety] of gold object--every man who waved a wave offering of gold for Yahweh,

And the people rejoiced over their freewill offering, for with a whole heart they had willingly offered to Yahweh, and King David also rejoiced with great joy.

So now also complete the doing [of it], in order that just as [you have] the eagerness to want [to do it], thus also [you may] complete [it] from [what you] have.

[They asked] only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,

Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving,

Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,

I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you, always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy,

Epaphras, who is [one] of you, greets you, a slave of Christ always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

"Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, turned away my anger from among the {Israelites} when he was jealous with my jealousy in their midst, and I did not destroy the {Israelites} with my jealousy.

He said, "I have been very zealous for Yahweh the God of Hosts, for the {Israelites} have forsaken your covenant, demolished your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; I alone am left, and they seek to take my life!"

Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.

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

so that you do not lack in any spiritual gift [as you] eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come]."

For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God.

Not only [this], but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves [while we] await eagerly [our] adoption, the redemption of our body.

For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

For our commonwealth exists in heaven, from which also we eagerly await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,