35 occurrences

'Seek' in the Bible

Now [after] they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

Verse ConceptsFutureFugitivesAngel of the LordCommunicationSafetySpeech, DivineSuffering, Of Jesus ChristViolenceHeaven And AngelsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureProvincesStaying PutAttempts To Kill ChristGod AppearingTaking ChristImmigrantsreuniting

For all the nations of the world seek after these [things], and your Father knows that you need these [things].

Verse ConceptsGod's CareCarePagansSeeking For Concrete ThingsWhat Foreigners Are LikeWorrying

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?"

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfRabbiTurning RoundChrist SeeingStaying TemporarilyDiscipleshipseekingfollowing

And at this [point] his disciples came, and they were astonished that he was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, "What do you seek?" or "Why are you speaking with her?"

Verse ConceptsMarvellingSeeking For Concrete ThingsThe Disciples ReactionsIndividuals Being SilentWhy Does Jesus Do This?Woman's Placesurprises

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!

Verse ConceptsSelfishness, Examples OfCrowds SeekingPeople EatingChrist Telling The TruthSigns Performed By ChristTruly TrulyFilling PeopleWhy People Did ThingsSelf LoveFishseeking

Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?"

Verse ConceptsLegalismLawgiversChrist Would Be KilledThey Do Not Keep CommandsThe Law Given Through MosesMissing The Mark

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

Verse ConceptsNot FindingUnable To Do Other ThingsFinding Loveseeking

What is this saying that he said, 'You will seek me and will not find [me], and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Verse ConceptsNot FindingMeaningUnable To Do Other Things

But I do not seek my [own] glory. There is one who seeks and judges!

Verse ConceptsJudges

Children, yet a little [time] I am with you. You will seek me and just as I said to the Jews, "Where I am going you cannot come," now I say also to you.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChristianProphecies Said By JesusForeknowledge Of ChristDeparturesChrist Not Always With PeopleChrist's Short LifeUnable To Do Other Things

so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles {who are called by my name}, says the Lord, who makes these [things]

Verse ConceptsSpiritual AdoptionResidueCalled By God's Name

And Isaiah is very bold and says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became known to those who did not ask for me."

Verse ConceptsFindingNot Seeking GodFinding GodA Bold FrontBoldnessfearless

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek release. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

Verse ConceptsAvoid DivorceUnmarriedMarriage KjvBeing Singlespousemarraigematrimony

They zealously seek you, not commendably, but they want to exclude you, in order that you may seek them [zealously].

Verse ConceptsExcommunicationmotives

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