Bible verses about "wanting" | Haweis

² Fix your minds on things above, not on things on the earth.

³³ But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over.

¹ BUT this know, that in the last days distressing times will come. ² For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, vainglorious, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ unnatural, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, inhuman, averse to goodness, ⁴ treacherous, wilful, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; ⁵ holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion. ⁶ For such are they who insinuate themselves into houses, and captivate weak women laden with accumulated sins, and actuated by a variety of passions, ⁷ always learning, yet never able to attain unto the knowledge of truth. ⁸ But in the same manner as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also set themselves in opposition to the truth; men corrupt in mind, reprobate respecting the faith. ⁹ But they shall not proceed to the uttermost; for their infatuation shall be evident to all men, as theirs also was. ¹⁰ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, ¹¹ the persecutions, the sufferings, which beset me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, yet out of them all the Lord delivered me. ¹² And all indeed who will live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. ¹³ But wicked men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and deceived. ¹⁴ But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and believed, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; ¹⁵ and that from a child thou hast known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Jesus Christ. ¹⁶ All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and advantageous for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness ¹⁷ that the man of God may be properly furnished, fully qualified for every good work.