37 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek first the kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
that they should seek God, if perhaps indeed they might feel after him, and find him, though not being far from each one of you.
for all are seeking after their own, and not the things of Jesus Christ.
And he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is; and was not able on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature.
You will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, you are not able to come.
but without faith it is impossible to please him: for it behooves the one coming unto God to believe that he is, and he is a rewarder unto them who seek him out.
If then ye are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God;
For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man seeking beautiful pearls:
Jesus responded to them and said, Truly, truly, I say unto you, You seek me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not spare: for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasures for the parents, but the parents for the children,
Jesus turning and seeing them following, says to them, What are you seeking? and they said to Him, Doctor, (which is said, being interpreted, Teacher), where dwellest thou?
Topics on Seeking
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And it being day, having come out, He departed into a desert place: and the multitudes continued to seek Him; and they came unto Him, and they constrained Him not to depart from them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17Truly I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see those things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear those things which you hear, and heard them not.
Seeking A Sign
Matthew 12:38Then certain ones of the scribes and Pharisees responded, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from Thee.
Seeking But Not Finding People
Acts 12:19And Herod having sought him, and found him not, condemning the guards, commanded that they should be put to death; and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he tarried.
Seeking Christ
Mark 1:37And they found Him, and say to Him, All are seeking after thee.
Seeking Food
Matthew 6:31Therefore be not solicitous, saying, What can we eat? or what can we drink? or with what can we be clothed?
Seeking For Abstract Things
Matthew 26:16And from that time he was seeking opportunity that he might betray Him.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Matthew 6:32For after all these things the heathen were seeking; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you need all these things.
Seeking God
Acts 17:27that they should seek God, if perhaps indeed they might feel after him, and find him, though not being far from each one of you.
Seeking God's Strength
Luke 21:36Therefore watch, praying all the time, that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Seeking Honour
John 5:44How are you able to believe, receiving glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is with God only?
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whosoever may seek to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall find it.
Seeking Signs
Matthew 16:1-4And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come to Him, tempting Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Philippians 2:20For I have no one like-minded, who will nobly remember the things concerning you;
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2If then ye are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God;
