'Earnestly' in the Bible

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows this!”

So his fellow slave fell on his knees and begged him earnestly, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.

And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.

and *implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live.”

When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this,

But the man from whom the demons had gone out earnestly asked permission to go with Him; but He sent him away.

But, earnestly charging them, he enjoined them to say this to no man,

for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.

And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

And Peter solemnly testified and continued to admonish and urge them with many more words, saying, “Be saved from this crooked and unjust generation!”

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, 'What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, 'Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,

While Peter was thoughtfully considering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Now listen, three men are looking for you.

So Peter was kept in prison, but prayer was being made earnestly to God for him by the church.

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving [the synagogue], the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord--even all the nations which are called by My name,"

And when she was baptized, along with her household, she pleaded with us, saying, “If you have judged me and decided that I am faithful to the Lord [a true believer], come to my house and stay.” And she persuaded us.

but when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia (northern Greece), Paul began devoting himself completely to [preaching] the word, and solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

solemnly [and wholeheartedly] testifying to both Jews and Greeks, urging them to turn in repentance to God and [to have] faith in our Lord Jesus Christ [for salvation].

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and by the love that the Spirit produces, to join me in my struggle, earnestly praying to God for me

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

to be subject to such leaders [treating them with courtesy and respect], and to everyone who helps in the work and labors [for the benefit of yourselves and the church].

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth] or away from home [and with Him], it is our [constant] ambition to be pleasing to Him.

They begged us earnestly for the privilege of participating in this ministry to the saints.

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

Make every effort to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace [each individual working together to make the whole successful].

Therefore, my dearly-loved friends, as I have always found you obedient, labour earnestly with fear and trembling--not merely as though I were present with you, but much more now since I am absent from you--labour earnestly, I say, to make sure of your own salvation.

But [we are different, because] our citizenship is in heaven. And from there we eagerly await [the coming of] the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

But we, brethren, having been for a short time separated from you in bodily presence, though not in heart, endeavoured all the more earnestly, with intense longing, to see you face to face.

as we pray very earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to complete what is lacking in your faith?

For indeed you already do practice it toward all the believers throughout Macedonia [by actively displaying your love and concern for them]. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you excel [in this matter] more and more,

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,

We [earnestly] urge you, believers, admonish those who are out of line [the undisciplined, the unruly, the disorderly], encourage the timid [who lack spiritual courage], help the [spiritually] weak, be very patient with everyone [always controlling your temper].

Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

Earnestly seek to commend yourself to God as a servant who, because of his straightforward dealing with the word of truth, has no reason to feel any shame.

But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,“What is man, that You are mindful of him,Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?

But we desire earnestly that each one of you shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end;

But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.

And I urge all of you to pray earnestly, so that I may be restored to you soon.

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

Regarding this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace [of God] that was intended for you, searched carefully and inquired [about this future way of salvation],

By obedience to the truth, having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation,

as you wait for and earnestly desire the coming of the day of God. The heavens will be on fire and be dissolved because of it, and the elements will melt with the heat.

Therefore, dear friends, since you have these expectations, earnestly seek to be found in His presence, free from blemish or reproach, in peace.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

The [Holy] Spirit and the bride (the church, believers) say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take and drink the water of life without cost.