'Seek' in the Bible

Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted].

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?