'Desire' in the Bible

who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.

The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple.

When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

“I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me.

And still you have no desire to come to me so that you may have life.

How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him [giving him the desire to come to Me]; and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

So Jesus said to the twelve [disciples], “You do not want to leave too, do you?”

Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or that I speak from myself.

Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

Then they had a desire to take him: but no man put hands on him because his hour was still to come.

And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.

I am conscious that you are Abraham's seed; but you have a desire to put me to death because my word has no place in you.

But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:

He answered them, I told you already and ye did not hear: why do ye desire to hear again? do ye also wish to become his disciples?

these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

Father,I desire those You have given Meto be with Me where I am.Then they will see My glory,which You have given Mebecause You loved Me before the world’s foundation.

But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst where thou desiredst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and bring thee where thou dost not desire.

Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn't die. Yet Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"