'Desire' in the Bible

Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.

Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.

Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food.

And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible [that is, consistent with Your will], let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cup can't pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

Now [Salome] the daughter of Herodias came in and danced [for the men]. She pleased and beguiled Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

acts of greed and covetousness, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained conduct, envy and jealousy, slander and profanity, arrogance and self-righteousness and foolishness (poor judgment).

And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.

And He replied to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to have'salutations in the marketplaces,

The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.

Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted].

Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.

for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

Then He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions.”

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.

And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.

And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

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?"

Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to the high priest,

now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man; this one having called for Barnabas and Saul, did desire to hear the word of God,

Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

And Barnabas had a desire to take with them John, named Mark.

Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.

For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:

Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.