'Desire' in the Bible

Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.

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.

Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to 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 man is able to come to me if the Father who sent me does not give him the desire to come: and I will take him up from the dead on the last day.

So Jesus said to the twelve, Have you a desire to go away?

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.

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.

His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?

They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus.

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, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

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.

Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go.

Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.

So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you?