18 Bible Verses about Crowds Seeking

And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.

And it came to pass, when Jesus returned, the people welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

And it came to pass, on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

Therefore also the multitude met him, because they had heard that he had done this miracle.

And immediately all the multitude, when they beheld him, were struck with amazement, and coming to him, saluted him.

And great multitudes came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, cripples, and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and he cured them all:

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from the farther side of Jordan; and they around Tyre and Sidon, a vast multitude, when they heard what wonders he did, came unto him.

And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them.

And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he who was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and approached Jesus to kiss him.

Then the whole multitude of the Jews knew that he was there: and they came not for the sake of Jesus only, but also that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?

Now at the feast, the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the people, whomsoever they chose.

Then the multitudes thronging around him, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeketh a sign, and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him.

And the multitude sat around him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without are asking for thee.

then when the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also went into the vessels, and came to Capernaum, in search of Jesus.

And he was desirous to have a sight of Jesus, what sort of person he was; and he could not, because of the crowd, for he was short of stature.

Jesus replied to them and said, Ye seek me, not because ye have seen the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.