28 Bible Verses about Right Desires

What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?

And now, [though] thou have certainly gone, because thou have been very desirous for thy father's house, [yet] why have thou stolen my gods?

And he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before my suffering.

But now, having no more place in these regions, and having a great desire from many years to come to you,

But we, brothers, who were orphaned from you for the time of an hour, in presence not in heart, hastened more earnestly to see your face, with much desire.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,

longing to see thee, having remembered thy tears, so that I may be filled with joy,

But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he was wanting of a considerable time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he hoped to see some sign happening by him.

So the willingness is in me to preach the good-news also to you in Rome.

For I do not understand what I do, for I do not do this that I want, but what I hate, this I do. But if I do this that I do not want, I agree with the law that it is good.

For I do not do good that I want, instead, wrong that I do not want, this I do.

And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,

Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but more that ye may prophesy. For greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the congregation may receive edification.

For also in this we groan, longing to clothe ourselves with our habitation from heaven,

And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.

And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending.

And now also finish the doing, so that just as was the willingness of the intending, so also to finish from the having.

And also all those who want to live devoutly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do ye want I should release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?

And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom.

And having stood still, Jesus called them and said, What do ye want that I would do to you?

And he said to them, What do ye want me to do for you?

And having answered, Jesus says to him, What do thou wish I would do for thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.

Then Jesus having answered, said to her, O woman, great is thy faith. Be it done for thee as thou desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

then the maiden came to the king in this way: Whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.

Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.

Speak to the sons of Israel, that they take for me an offering; of every man whose heart makes him willing ye shall take my offering.