'Search' in the Bible

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy Him.”

Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.

“Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it roams through waterless (dry, arid) places in search of rest, but it does not find it.

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

What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the 99 on the hillside and go and search for the stray?