en_tw_old/bible/other/lust.md

lust

Definition:

Lust is a very strong desire, usually in the context of wanting something sinful or immoral. To lust is to have lust.

• In the Bible, "lust" usually referred to sexual desire for someone other than one's own spouse.
• Sometimes this term was used in a figurative sense to refer to worshiping idols.
• Depending on the context, "lust" could be translated as "wrong desire" or "strong desire" or "wrongful sexual desire" or "strong immoral desire" or "to strongly desire to sin."
• The phrase "to lust after" could be translated as "to wrongly desire" or "to think immorally about" or "to immorally desire."

(See also: ../kt/adultery.md, ../other/idol.md)

Bible References:

• 1 John 02:15-17
• 2 Timothy 02:22-23
• Galatians 05:16-18
• Galatians 05:19-21
• Genesis 39:7-9
• Matthew 05:27-28