37 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
that they should seek the Lord, if indeed they might haply grope him out, and find him, though truly he is not far from any individual of us:
For all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
And he was desirous to have a sight of Jesus, what sort of person he was; and he could not, because of the crowd, for he was short of stature.
But without faith it is impossible to be acceptable; for he must believe, who cometh unto God, that he exists, and is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
For do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchantman in search of beautiful pearls:
Jesus replied to them and said, Ye seek me, not because ye have seen the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Lo! I hold myself ready the third time to come unto you, and I will not burden you; for I seek not yours but you: for the children ought not to lay up treasure for their parents, but the parents for the children.
Then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, saith to them, What are ye seeking? They said unto him, Rabbi (which signifies, when translated, Master), where is thy abode?
Topics on Seeking
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17For verily I tell you, That many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Seeking A Sign
Matthew 12:38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying, Master, we desire to see a sign from thee.
Seeking But Not Finding People
Acts 12:19And Herod sought him out earnestly, but not being able to find him, after having examined the guards strictly, he commanded them to be executed. And going down from Jerusalem to Caesarea, took up his abode there.
Seeking Christ
Mark 1:37and when they had found him, they say unto him, All men are inquiring after thee.
Seeking Food
Matthew 6:31Wherefore be under no anxiety, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?
Seeking For Abstract Things
Matthew 26:16And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Matthew 6:32(for after all these things the heathen seek:) and your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of them all.
Seeking God
Acts 17:27that they should seek the Lord, if indeed they might haply grope him out, and find him, though truly he is not far from any individual of us:
Seeking God's Strength
Luke 21:36Watch therefore, praying at every proper opportunity, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are ready to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Seeking Honour
John 5:44How can ye believe, who receiving honour one from another, seek not the honour which cometh from God alone?
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall preserve it.
Seeking Signs
Matthew 16:1-4AND the Pharisees and the Sadducees came to him, and, to make trial of him, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven.
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Philippians 2:20For I have no one like minded with him, who will genuinely care for your affairs.
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
