Old Testament Meaning

• to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in

• o to desire
• o to be desirable
• o to delight greatly, desire greatly n f

• desirableness, preciousness
• Translated in Old Testament as "desire," "pleasure," "lust," "greed," and "covet."
• Examples of this word in the Scriptures and NIV translation:

• o Genesis 3:6; Proverbs 12:12 (desire; desirable)
• o Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21; 7:25 (Covet)

New Testament Meaning

• Greedy desire to have more, covetousness...
• Desire, Craving, Longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust...
• To have a desire for, long for, to desire
• To lust after...

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  The word is often translated in the New Testament as "lust," "desire," "greed," "covet."

    

  Examples of this word in the Scriptures and the NIV translation...

  o Matthew 5:28 (Lustfully)

  o Mark 7:21-23; Luke 12:15; Ephesians 5:3-6; Colossians3:5 (Greed)

  o Luke 15:16- (Longed)

  o Acts 20:33; Romans 7:7-8; Romans 13:9; James 4:2 - (Covet; Coveted; Covetous)

  o 1 Corinthians 10:6- (Setting our hearts on evil things)

  o Ephesians 4:19- (Continual Lust)

Breakthrough:

Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

  

HUNGER

• to hunger, be hungry
• o to suffer want
• to be needy
• to crave ardently, to seek with eager desire
• Examples of this word:
• o Matthew 4:2; 5:6; John 6:35 (Hunger)
THIRST

to suffer thirst, suffer from thirst figuratively, those who are said to thirst who painfully feel their want of, and eagerly long for, those things by which the soul is refreshed, supported, strengthened Examples of this word: o Matthew 5:6; John 4:14-15; 6:35; 7:37; 19:28 (Thirst)    RIGHTEOUSNESS state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition acceptable to God integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting The word "righteousness" is found dozens of times in Psalms and Romans.   Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33) "7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer..." (John 16:7-10)