Bible Verses About Desire for Salvation

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.