John 3:6 (NRSV)
6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
James 1:14-15 (NRSV)
14 But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; 15 then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death.
1 John 2:16 (NRSV)
16 for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.
Proverbs 10:24 (NrSV)
24 What the wicked dread will come upon them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Hosea 6:6 (NRSV)
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Matthew 23:37 (NRSV)
The Lament over Jerusalem
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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