56 Bible Verses about eagerness

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to lose any time in the province of Asia; for he was eager, if possible, to reach Jerusalem by Pentecost.

Now we, brothers, on our part, when we were separated from you for a little while -- in person but not in heart -- were extremely eager and intensely longing to see you.

For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some men in reaching after riches have wandered from the faith and pierced their hearts with many a pang.

Then she rushed at once before the king, and made this request, "I want you this very minute to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter."

These men are paying you special attention, but not sincerely. They want to shut you off from me, so that you may keep on paying them special attention. Now it is a fine thing to have special attention paid you, if it is done sincerely and unceasingly, and not only when I am with you.

by the standard set by zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and measured by the uprightness reached by keeping the law, I was faultless.

Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip,

which promise our twelve tribes, by devotedly worshiping day and night, hope to see fulfilled for them. It is for this hope, your Majesty, that I am accused by some Jews.

Keep on pursuing love, but still keep cultivating your spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophesying.

For see what this very sorrow, suffered in accordance with the will of God, has done for you! How earnest it has made you, how concerned to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how much it made you long to see me, how loyal to me, how determined to punish the offender! At every point you have cleared yourselves in the matter.

So let us do our best to be admitted to that rest, so that not one of us may fail through the same sort of disobedience.

And we desire each one of you to continue to show the same earnestness to the very end, that you may enjoy your hope to the fullest,

and like new-born babies thirst for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to final salvation,

Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,

who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

Yes, just as you are growing rich in everything else, in faith, expression, knowledge, perfect enthusiasm, and the love inspired in you by us, you must see to it that you grow rich in this gracious contribution too.

Constantly remind people to submit to and obey the rulers who have authority over them, so as to be ready for any good enterprise,

And who is it that will harm you if you are enthusiastic to do right?

never slack in earnestness, always on fire with the Spirit, always serving the Lord,

be shepherds of the flock of God that is among you, not as though you had to but of your own free will, not from the motive of personal profit but freely,

or of one who encourages others, in the field of encouragement; or one who gives his money, with liberality; or one who leads others, with earnestness; or one who does deeds of charity, with cheerfulness.

So, as you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, you must keep trying to excel for the upbuilding of the church.

continuing with eager earnestness to maintain the unity of the Spirit through the tie of peace.

It is a message to be trusted, and I want you to be emphatic about these things, so that those who believe in God may be careful to take the lead in doing good. These things are right and render service to mankind.

So, as far as I can, I am eager to preach the good news to you at Rome, too.

Yes, I will be in earnest, so that every time you have occasion, after I have gone away, you may call these things to mind.

He had been instructed about the way of the Lord, and with spiritual fervor he was speaking and was accurately teaching some details about Jesus, although he knew of no baptism but John's.

Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

In this matter it has ever been my ambition to tell the good news where Christ's name had never been mentioned, so as not to build upon foundations laid by other men,

in accordance with my eager expectation and hope that I shall never disgrace myself, but that now as always hitherto, by my all-conquering courage, whether by living or dying, Christ will be honored in me.

David himself called him Lord, so how can He be his son?" Most of the people liked to hear Him.

So at once I sent for you, and you have been kind enough to come. So now we are all here in God's presence to listen to anything that the Lord has commanded you to say."

As He was again starting on a journey, a man ran up to Him, and knelt to Him, and was asking Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?"

And a man came up to Him and asked, "What is there good that I can do to possess eternal life?"

Then a certain member of the council asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to get possession of eternal life?"

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

while all the people would rise early in the mornings and come to listen to Him in the temple.

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they kept on urging Him to stay with them; so He did stay there two days.

As they were leaving the synagogue, the people kept begging that all this be repeated to them the next sabbath,

The Jews there were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the message with all eagerness and carried on a daily study of the Scriptures to see if Paul's message was true.

Continue cultivating these things; be devoted to them, so that everybody will see your progress.

Now finish doing it too, so that your readiness to finish it may be just like your readiness to start it, in accordance with what you have.

Only they wanted us to remember the poor; the very thing that I was eager to do.

charge them to continue doing good and being rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous hearted,

You must persevere in prayer and by this means stay wide awake when you give thanks.

Now I beg you, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit inspires, to wrestle with me in prayers to God on my behalf,

Every time I remember you I thank my God, and always do it with joy in every entreaty I make for all of you,

Epaphras, one of your own number, a slave of Christ Jesus, wishes to be remembered to you. He is always earnestly pleading for you in his prayers that you may stand fast as men mature and of firm convictions in everything required by the will of God.

His disciples recalled that the Scriptures say, "My zeal for your house will consume me!"

so that there is no spiritual gift in which you consciously come short, while you are waiting for the unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ,

So you, too, must continue to be ready, for at an hour you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come.

So you, too, must always be ready, for at an hour that you are not expecting, the Son of Man will come."

For all nature is expectantly waiting for the unveiling of the sons of God.

Not only that but this too, we ourselves who enjoy the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we ourselves, keep up our inner groanings while we wait to enter upon our adoption as God's sons at the redemption of our bodies.

For we, by the Spirit, are awaiting the hoped-for blessing which our right standing with God will bring us.

But we are citizens of the republic in heaven, from which we are eagerly waiting for our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.