37 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.
Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.
for all of them are seeking their own things, not those of Christ Jesus.
And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.
But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.
For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls.
Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.
Behold, I am ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a charge to you; for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Jesus turning and seeing them following, saith to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi, (that is to say, when interpreted, Teacher,) where dost thou dwell?
Topics on Seeking
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.
Not Seeking God
Romans 3:11there is none that hath understanding, there is none that diligently seeketh God;
Seeking A Sign
Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.
Seeking But Not Finding People
Acts 12:19And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Seeking Christ
Mark 1:37and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.
Seeking Food
Matthew 6:31Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he clothed?
Seeking For Abstract Things
Matthew 26:16And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Matthew 6:32For after all these things do the gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Seeking God
Acts 17:27that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.
Seeking God's Strength
Luke 21:36But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Seeking Honour
John 5:44How can ye believe while ye receive honor from one another, and seek not the honor that is from him who alone is God?
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whoever shall seek to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose it will preserve it.
Seeking Signs
Matthew 16:1-4And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to try him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? Or am I endeavoring to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Philippians 2:20For I have no one likeminded, who will have a true concern for your state;
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.
