'Longing' in the Bible

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.”

And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.

and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.

But, in fact, you are longing to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth which I have heard from God. Abraham did not do that.

For I am longing to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong,

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

Brethren, the longing of my heart, and my prayer to God, on behalf of my countrymen is for their salvation.

and now, no longer having place in these parts, and having a longing to come unto you for many years,

Indeed, we groan in this body, desiring to put on our dwelling from heaven,

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

For consider how much diligence this very thing—this grieving as God wills—has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure in this matter.

and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God upon you;

*We* have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.

since he has been longing for all of you and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.

We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waiting with longing expectation for the coming from Heaven of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.

But since we were taken away from you, believers, for a little while—in person, but not in heart—we endeavored, with great longing to see you face to face.

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you,

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

recalling your tears and longing to see you so that I can be filled with joy.

Instead, they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.

For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.