Bible Dictionary
FERVENT
Fervent means burning, earnest, intense, or wholehearted. Scripture applies it to spiritual zeal, prayer, love, and devotion that are expressed with determined energy.
Biblical Usage
Scripture applies fervent language to love among believers, being fervent in spirit, earnest prayer, zeal, and persistent intercession. Fervent prayer is described as effective in its working, and Epaphras is portrayed as striving in prayer. Believers are urged to love one another fervently and from the heart.