79 Bible Verses about eagerness

And of the Gadite there have been separated unto David, to the fortress, to the wilderness, mighty of valour, men of the host for battle, setting in array target and buckler, and their faces the face of the lion, and as roes on the mountains for speed:

After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built with rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.

She hath sought wool and flax, And with delight she worketh with her hands.

for Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be at Jerusalem.

And we, brethren, having been taken from you for the space of an hour -- in presence, not in heart -- did hasten the more abundantly to see your face in much desire,

I have said: Only, ye do fear Me, Ye do accept instruction, And her habitation is not cut off, All that I have appointed for her, But they have risen early, They have corrupted all their doings.

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause, We swallow them as Sheol -- alive, And whole -- as those going down to the pit,

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

they are zealous for you -- yet not well, but they wish to shut us out, that for them ye may be zealous; and it is good to be zealously regarded, in what is good, at all times, and not only in my being present with you;

according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!

and rejoice do all Judah concerning the oath, for with all their heart they have sworn, and with all their good-will they have sought Him, and He is found of them, and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about.

wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

'And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.

One thing I asked of Jehovah -- it I seek. My dwelling in the house of Jehovah, All the days of my life, To look on the pleasantness of Jehovah, And to inquire in His temple.

To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God. My soul thirsted for God, for the living God, When do I enter and see the face of God?

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou art my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

to which our twelve tribes, intently night and day serving, do hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, king Agrippa, by the Jews;

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,

and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly, And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer. And -- they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,read more.
And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.

who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works;

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

feed the flock of God that is among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

Thy people are free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

or he who is exhorting -- 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing -- 'In simplicity!' he who is leading -- 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness -- 'In cheerfulness.'

so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who are in Rome to proclaim good news,

and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;

and Paul answered, 'What do ye -- weeping, and crushing mine heart? for I, not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, am ready, for the name of the Lord Jesus;'

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,

therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,

at once, therefore, I sent to thee; thou also didst do well, having come; now, therefore, are we all before God present to hear all things that have been commanded thee by God.'

And as he is going forth into the way, one having run and having kneeled to him, was questioning him, 'Good teacher, what may I do, that life age-during I may inherit?'

And lo, one having come near, said to him, 'Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'

And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, 'We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

and all the people were coming early unto him in the temple to hear him.

When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;

And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling upon them that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,

and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;

of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

and they come in -- every man whom his heart hath lifted up, and every one whom his spirit hath made willing -- they have brought in the heave-offering of Jehovah for the work of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. And they come in -- the men with the women -- every willing-hearted one -- they have brought in nose-ring, and ear-ring, and seal-ring, and necklace, all golden goods, even every one who hath waved a wave-offering of gold to Jehovah.

And the people rejoice because of their offering willingly, for with a perfect heart they have offered willingly to Jehovah; and also David the king hath rejoiced -- great joy.

and now also finish doing it, that even as there is the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which ye have,

only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent -- this very thing -- to do.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

In the prayer continue ye, watching in it in thanksgiving;

And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you, always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

'Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury from the sons of Israel, by his being zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I have not consumed the sons of Israel in My zeal.

And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life -- to take it.'

and saith, 'Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;' and they cause him to ride in his chariot.

And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

And not only so, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body;

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await -- the Lord Jesus Christ --