59 Bible Verses about seeking

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

"Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;

if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, LORD, do I seek."

"As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,

God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.

Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.

So he asked them again, "Whom do you seek?" And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;

that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,

Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!

For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!

And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature.

then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out.

You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come."

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping."

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Seek and read from the book of the LORD: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the LORD has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.

no one understands; no one seeks for God.

They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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

I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, look and take note! Search her squares to see if you can find a man, one who does justice and seeks truth, that I may pardon her.

Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, "What are you seeking?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"

I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, "Here am I, here am I," to a nation that was not called by my name.