# 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](en/tn/1jn/help/02/15)
* [2 Timothy 02:22-23](en/tn/2ti/help/02/22)
* [Galatians 05:16-18](en/tn/gal/help/05/16)
* [Galatians 05:19-21](en/tn/gal/help/05/19)
* [Genesis 39:7-9](en/tn/gen/help/39/07)
* [Matthew 05:27-28](en/tn/mat/help/05/27)