'Desirous' in the Bible

Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

And Pilate, desirous of contenting the crowd, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had scourged him, that he might be crucified.

And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

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

Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them.

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?

Barnabas wanted to take John, called Mark, along with them also.

For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.

And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty of the matter why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.

But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.

But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?

But the centurion, desirous of saving Paul, hindered them of their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, casting themselves first into the sea, to get out on land;

In the same way, since you're so desirous of spiritual gifts, you must keep on desiring them for building up the church.

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

Tell me, ye who are desirous of being under law, do ye not listen to the law?

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

Pray for us: for we persuade ourselves that we have a good conscience, in all things desirous to walk rightly.