Lexicon :: Strong's G1939 - epithymia

“but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness[fn] of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Then he said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

“You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,[fn] because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Therefore God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey[fn] its desires.

What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! But I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.

I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

to take off[fn] your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,

I am torn between the two. I long to depart and be with Christ ​— ​which is far better ​— ​

Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

But as for us, brothers and sisters, after we were forced to leave you[fn] for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

For among them are those who worm their way into households and deceive gullible women overwhelmed by sins and led astray by a variety of passions,

For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.

instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil desire.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.

By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.

Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;

For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped[fn] from those who live in error.

Above all, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days scoffing and following their own evil desires,

For everything in the world ​— ​the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s possessions ​— ​is not from the Father, but is from the world.

These people are discontented grumblers, living according to their desires; their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering people for their own advantage.

They told you, “In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.”

The fruit you craved has left you.

All your splendid and glamorous things are gone;

they will never find them again.