28 Bible Verses about Right Desires

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou didst earnestly long after thy father's house; yet why hast thou stolen my gods?

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

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

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

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

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

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he had been for a long time, desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that I do not; but what I hate, that I do. If then I do that which I would not, I consent 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.

And so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

I would that ye all spoke in languages, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh in languages, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

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

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind towards me; so that I rejoiced the more.

And in this I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

Now therefore finish 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.

And all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Therefore when 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 wilt thou: She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

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

And Jesus answered and said to him, What wilt thou that I should do to thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.

Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.