saying, "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the child's life."

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,

And the scribes and high priests heard it and sought how to destroy him. For they feared him, because all the people marveled at his doctrine.

After two days followed Easter, and the days of sweet bread. And the high priests and the scribes sought means, how they might take him by craft and put him to death.

When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

And the high priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death; And they found none.

For they supposed he had been in the company, and therefore came a day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

When they found him not, they went back again to Jerusalem, and sought him.

And when they saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said unto him, "Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee, sorrowing."

And he said unto them, "How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must go about my father's business?"

As soon as it was day, he departed and went away into a desert place, and the people sought him and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them.

And behold, men brought a man lying in his bed, which was taken with a palsy, and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

He put forth this similitude, "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, 'Behold, this three years have I come and sought fruit in this fig tree, and find none. Cut it down. Why cumbereth it the ground?'

and the high priests, and scribes sought how to kill him, but they feared the people.

And he consented, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them, when the people were away.

And therefore the Jews did persecute Jesus, and sought the means to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the Sabbath: but said also that God was his father and made himself equal with God.

After that Jesus went about into Galilee, and would not go about in Jewry, for the Jews sought to kill him.

Then sought him the Jews at the feast, and said, "Where is he?"

Then sought they to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his time was not yet come.

His disciples said unto him, "Master, the Jews lately sought means to stone thee, and wilt thou go thither again?"

Then sought they for Jesus, and spake between themselves, as they stood in the temple, "What think ye, seeing he cometh not to the feast?"

And from thenceforth sought Pilate means to loose him: but the Jews cried, saying, "If thou let him go, thou art not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself a King, is against Caesar."

Then the chief priest rose up, and all they that were with him: which is the sect of the Sadducees: and were full of indignation,

When they heard that, they clave asunder, and sought means to slay them.

But the sorcerer Elymas - for so was his name by interpretation - withstood them, and sought to turn away the ruler from the faith.

Then arose there up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, which did believe: saying that it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

they came to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia, but the spirit suffered them not.

But the Jews which believed not, having indignation, took unto them evil men which were vagabonds, and gathered a company, and set all the city on a roar, and made assault unto the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes;

which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify it. For after the most straitest sect of our lay, lived I a Pharisee.

But we will hear of thee what thou thinkest. For we have heard of this sect, that everywhere it is spoken against."

And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

Isaiah, after that, is bold and saith, "I am found of them that sought me not, and have appeared to them that asked not after me."

What then? Israel hath not obtained that that he sought. No but yet the election hath obtained it. The remnant are blinded,

neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable, as the apostles of Christ.

but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

For if that first testament had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.