24 Bible Verses about Right Desires

And he said to them, Earnestly have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

But now having no more opportunity in these regions, and having had for many years a great desire to come to you,

But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you for a short time, separated in body, not in heart, used the greater endeavors with much earnestness to see your face.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, which may be for your confirmation;

longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

But when Timothy just now came to us from you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you;

Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

So, according to my ability, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also in Rome.

For I know not what I do. For I do not what I would, but I do what I hate. But if I do what I would not, I assent to the Law that it is good.

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on anothers foundation,

I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

For while in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven;

and not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in regard to you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal in my behalf; so that I rejoiced the more.

And I only give an opinion in this matter. For this is expedient for you, who began before others, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.

Now therefore perform the doing of it, that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

When therefore they were assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?

And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus answering said to him, What dost thou wish me to do for thee? The blind man said to him, My master, to restore my sight.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

Brethren, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved.