Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

lusts

Meaning of “lusts”

Strong desire; especially sinful or fleshly desire.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
24 occurrences24 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Mark 4:19

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “lusts”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 11–20 of 24 · 24 word occurrences in this result

2 Timothy 3:6
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 3:6 · retained source text

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and leade captiue silly women laden with sinnes, led away with diuers lusts,

2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 4:3 · retained source text

For the time wil come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their owne lusts shall they heape to themselues teachers, hauing itching eares:

Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Titus 3:3 · retained source text

For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.

James 4:1
FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 4:1 · retained source text

¶ From whence come warres and fightings among you? come they not hence, euen of your lusts, that warre in your members?

1611 marginal noteOr, brawlings.

1611 marginal noteOr, pleasures.

James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 4:3 · retained source text

Ye aske and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that yee may consume it vpon your lusts.

1611 marginal noteOr, pleasures.

1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 2:11 · retained source text

Dearely beloued, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which warre against the soule,

1 Peter 4:2
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 4:2 · retained source text

That he no longer should liue the rest of his time in the flesh, to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 4:3 · retained source text

For the time past of our life may suffice vs to haue wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciuiousnes, lusts, excesse of wine, reuellings, banquetings, and abhominable idolatries.

Complete reference index — all 24 verses

Where “lusts” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence