KJV dictionary & concordance
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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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:16
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
And hee said vnto the disciples, The dayes will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the dayes of the Sonne 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;
Beware of the Scribes, which desire to walke in long robes, and loue greetings in the markets, and the highest seates in the Synagogues, and the chiefe roumes at feasts:
1611 marginal noteMat. 23.5.
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
And he said vnto them, With desire I haue desired to eate this Passeouer with you before I suffer.
1611 marginal noteOr, I haue heartily desired.
And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
And he said, The Iewes haue agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring downe Paul to morrow into the Council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
But we desire to heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that euery where it is spoken against.
BRETHREN, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
¶ Brethren, my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.
But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
But now hauing no more place in these parts, and hauing a great desire these many yeeres to come vnto you:
FOLLOW after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
¶ Follow after charitie, and desire spirituall giftes, but rather that yee may prophesie.
And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
And not by his comming onely, but by the consolation wherewith hee was comforted in you, when he told vs your earnest desire, your mourning, your feruent minde toward me, so that I reioyced the more.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
For behold this selfe same thing that yee sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulnesse it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of your selues, yea, what indignation, yea what feare, yea what vehement desire, yea what zeale, yea what reuenge; In all things yee haue approued your selues to be cleare in this matter.
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