18 Bible Verses about Crowds Seeking

Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.

Now when Jesus was returning, the people gave Him a warm welcome; for they had all been looking out for Him.

On the following day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great crowd came to meet Him;

This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.

Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,

and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.

So the people came crowding up, asking Pilate to grant them the usual favour.

While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.

Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.

The crowds repeatedly asked him, "What then are we to do?"

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.

While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.