Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.

For see, I will put a sheep-keeper over the land, who will have no care for that which is cut off, and will not go in search of the wanderers, or make well what is broken, and he will not give food to that which is ill, but he will take for his food the flesh of the fat, and let their feet be broken.

""At that time, I will search out and destroy all of the nations who have come against Jerusalem.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

Now when they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod intends to search for the Child in order to destroy Him.”

Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.

“Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through waterless (dry, arid) places in search of rest, but it does not find it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?

And Simon and those with him went in search of him,

and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.

And the Pharisees came out, and began to search out with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

They supposed that He was somewhere in the caravan, and so they traveled a whole day before they began to make an anxious search for Him among His relatives and acquaintances.

and [when they] did not find [him], they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"

And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.

And so I say to you--Ask, and your prayer shall be granted: search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

“When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places in search [of a place] of rest; and not finding any, it says, ‘I will go back to my house (person) from which I came.’

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

And he told this parable. "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; he came in search of fruit on it but he found none.

So he said to the vinedresser, 'Here have I come for three years in search of fruit on this fig tree without finding any; cut it down, why should it take up space?'

"Which of you men, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in their pasture and go in search of the lost one till he finds it?

Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds [it]?

For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

The women were terrified; but, as they stood with their faces bowed to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you search among the dead for Him who is living?

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

and as the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they embarked in the boats themselves and made for Capharnahum in search of Jesus.

Jesus answered, "I tell you, it is not because of the signs you have seen that you have come in search of me, but because you ate that bread and had all you wanted of it.

during the feast the Jews were in search of him, and said, where can he be?

you will search for me but you will not find me, and where I go, you cannot come."

What does he mean by saying, 'You will search for me but you will not find me, and where I go, you cannot come'?"

They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

Search and see, that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went to his own house.

Then he said to them again, "I go away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin; where I go, you cannot come."

However, I am not seeking glory for Myself. There is One who seeks [glory for Me] and judges [those who dishonor Me].

And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

Now while Peter was in doubt as to the purpose of this vision, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made search for Simon's house, came to the door,

Then he went to Tarsus to search for Saul,

When Herod's search for him turned up nothing, he questioned the guards, then ordered them to be led away and executed. He then left Judea and went to Caesarea, where he stayed for awhile.

So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,

to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find [him]. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,

What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it-a righteousness which was the result of faith;

While Israel, which was in search of a Law which would ensure righteousness, failed to discover one.

What are we then to conclude? Israel has failed to obtain what it is still in search for, but His chosen ones have obtained it. The rest have become insensible to it,

Oh, how inexhaustible are God's resources and God's wisdom and God's knowledge! How impossible it is to search into His decrees or trace His footsteps!

Seeing that Jews demand miracles, and Greeks go in search of wisdom,

but to us did God reveal them through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God,

May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment ??17 no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me

But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.

Now those who say such things make it clear that they are looking for a country of their own.

For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.

concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,

“He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.
He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].

And baptism, which this foreshadowed, now saves you--not the mere cleansing of the body, but the search of a clear conscience after God--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.