'Desire' in the Bible
And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.
Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted].
Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.
For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
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.”
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.
And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free.
And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.
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