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desire

Meaning of “desire”

Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

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111 occurrences109 verses40 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Mark 9:35
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 9:35 · retained source text

And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and saith vnto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and seruant of all.

Mark 10:35
¶ And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:35 · retained source text

¶ And Iames, and Iohn the sonnes of Zebedee come vnto him, saying, Master, we would y t thou shouldest do for vs whatsoeuer we shall desire.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.20.

Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 11:24 · retained source text

Therfore I say vnto you, What things soeuer ye desire when ye pray, beleeue that ye receiue them, and ye shall haue them.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 7.7.

Mark 15:8
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 15:8 · retained source text

And the multitude crying alowd, began to desire him to doe as he had euer done vnto them.

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