5840 eagerness
Dictionary of Bible Themes

A willingness, zeal or longing to accomplish a task or fulfil an ambition.

1 Chronicles 12:8

Eagerness to perform a task

Nehemiah 3:20

See also

Ezra 5:8
Proverbs 31:13
Acts 20:16
1 Thessalonians 2:17
Zephaniah 3:7

Eagerness to fulfil personal ambitions

1 Timothy 6:10

See also

Psalms 56:6
Proverbs 1:11-12; 28:20
Mark 6:25
Galatians 4:17-18
Philippians 3:6
2 Chronicles 15:15

Eagerness for personal godliness

2 Peter 1:10

See also

1 Chronicles 28:9
Psalms 27:4; 42:1-2; 63:1
Proverbs 23:17
Acts 26:7
1 Corinthians 14:1
2 Corinthians 7:11
Hebrews 4:11; 6:11
1 Peter 2:2
2 Peter 1:5
Isaiah 58:2

Spiritual eagerness may be superficial and unreal

See also

Psalms 78:34-37
Isaiah 48:1
Titus 2:14

Believers should be eager to follow and serve their Lord

See also

Eager to do good works

2 Corinthians 8:7,22
Titus 3:1,8,14
1 Peter 3:13
Romans 12:11
1 Peter 5:2

Eager to serve

See also

Psalms 110:3
Romans 12:8
1 Corinthians 14:12
Ephesians 4:3
Titus 3:8
Romans 1:15
2 Peter 1:15

Eager to share the truth

See also

Acts 18:25; 21:13
Romans 15:20
Philippians 1:20
Jude 1:3
Mark 12:37
Acts 10:33

Eager to receive or understand the truth

See also

Mark 10:17
Luke 2:15; 21:38

pp Mt 19:16

John 4:40

pp Lk 18:18

Acts 13:42; 17:11
1 Timothy 4:15
2 Corinthians 8:7

See also

Eager to give

Exodus 35:21-22
1 Chronicles 29:9
2 Corinthians 8:11,19
Galatians 2:10
1 Timothy 6:18
Colossians 4:2

See also

Eager to pray

Romans 15:30
Philippians 1:3-4
Colossians 4:12
Numbers 25:11

See also

Eager for God's honour

1 Kings 19:14
2 Kings 10:16
John 2:17
1 Corinthians 1:7

See also

Eager to see Jesus Christ's return and the end of the world

Matthew 24:44
Romans 8:19

pp Lk 12:40

Romans 8:23
Galatians 5:5

Creation shares the same eager expectation

Philippians 3:20

See also

5046 opportunities
5179 sandal
5785 ambition
5848 exaggeration
7755 preaching, importance of
8114 discipleship
8207 commitment
8239 earnestness
8370 zeal
8495 witnessing
8656 longing for God
8767 hypocrisy
Dictionary of Bible Themes
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