59 Bible Verses about seeking

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Job 5:8

"But I myself will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.

Psalm 53:2

God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.

John 18:7

Then he asked them again, "Who are you looking for?" And they said, "Jesus the Nazarene."

Psalm 63:9

But as for them [who] seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.

Acts 17:27

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,

Psalm 24:6

Such [is the] sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah

Psalm 105:4

Make supplication to Yahweh and his might; seek his face continually.

Philippians 2:21

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

Luke 19:3

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

John 7:34

You will seek me and will not find [me], and where I am, you cannot come."

1 Samuel 22:23

Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me."

Isaiah 34:16

Seek from the book of Yahweh and {read}; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth {is the one that} has commanded, and his spirit {is the one that} has gathered them.

Amos 8:12

And they will wander from sea to sea and from [the] north and to [the] east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find [it]!

Psalm 34:10

[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

Matthew 13:45

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

John 6:26

Jesus replied to them and said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied!

Jeremiah 5:1

"Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and look please, and take note, and search at its public squares, if you can find a person [who] does justice, [who] seeks honesty, so that I may forgive it.

John 1:38

And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following [him], said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means [when] translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

Isaiah 65:1

"I let myself be sought by [those who] did not ask; I let myself be found by [those who] did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am; here I am!' to a nation [that] did not call on my name;

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Crowds Seeking

Luke 4:42

And [when it] was day, he departed [and] went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.

Many Seeking Salvation

Matthew 13:17

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous [people] longed to see what you see, and did not see [it], and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]!

Not Seeking God

Psalm 14:2

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

Seeking A Sign

Genesis 24:14

And let it be [that] the girl to whom I shall say, 'Please, offer your jar that I may drink' and [who] says, 'Drink--and I will also water your camels,' she [is the one] you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master."

Seeking But Not Finding People

Song of Solomon 3:1

On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my {heart} loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

Seeking Christ

Mark 1:37

And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"

Seeking Food

Leviticus 25:20

And if you should say, "What shall we eat in the seventh year, {if} we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?"

Seeking For Abstract Things

Proverbs 11:27

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

Seeking For Concrete Things

Leviticus 10:16

Then Moses sought all over [for] the goat of the sin offering and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Aaron's remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,

Seeking God

Acts 17:27

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,

Seeking Signs

Isaiah 7:11

"Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make [it] deep [as] Sheol or make [it] high as above."

Seeking Things Above

Colossians 3:1-2

Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

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