'Looking' in the Bible

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

For this reason I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Although they were looking for a way to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.

So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it,

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to Him were there, looking on from a distance.

But the angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

They found Him and said, “Everyone’s looking for You!”

After looking around at them with anger and sorrow at the hardness of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

A crowd was sitting around Him, and they *said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”

And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

So He was looking around to see who had done this.

They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties [so that the crowd resembled an orderly arrangement of colorful garden plots].

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And looking up he said, "I see people, for I see [them] like trees walking around."

Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s!”

Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

And He went into Jerusalem and into the temple complex. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

After two days it was the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a treacherous way to arrest and kill Him.

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.

There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

Looking up, they observed that the stone—which was very large—had been rolled away.

“Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

Assuming He was in the traveling party, they went a day’s journey. Then they began looking for Him among their relatives and friends.

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.

When Jesus' parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother asked him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been worried sick looking for you!"

He asked them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?"

And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

And he rolled up the scroll [and] gave [it] back to the attendant [and] sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him.

At daybreak he left and went to a deserted place, while the crowds kept looking for him. When they came to him, they tried to keep him from leaving them.

And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Then looking up at His disciples, He said:You who are poor are blessed,because the kingdom of God is yours.

So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so thatLooking they may not see,and hearing they may not understand.

And it came to pass, in the turning back of Jesus, the multitude received him, for they were all looking for him,

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

And He told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none.

He told the vineyard worker, ‘Listen, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it even waste the soil?’

Pay attention and always be on guard [looking out for one another]! If your brother sins and disregards God’s precepts, solemnly warn him; and if he repents and changes, forgive him.

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy Him,

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

Looking up, He saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury.

“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

when they already sprout, ye know of your own selves, on looking at them, that already the summer is near.

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death, because they were afraid of the people.

So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. The leaders were mocking him by saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if he is the Messiah of God, the chosen one!"

But all His acquaintances, and the women who had been His followers after leaving Galilee, continued standing at a distance and looking on.

who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men.

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling at what had happened.

And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.

Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time?

Startled, and in the utmost alarm, they thought they were looking at a spirit;

And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, “What are you looking for?”They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are You staying?”

And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

Yet the time is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Indeed, the Father is looking for people like that to worship him.

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, "What are you looking for?" or, "Why do you speak with her?"

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Jesus answered, “I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, “Where is He?”

The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.

You will be looking for me, and you will not see me: and where I am you may not come.

What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

Then He said again to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, and you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”

So they took away the stone. And Jesus, looking up to heaven, said, Father, I give praise to you for hearing me.

They were looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple complex: “What do you think? He won’t come to the festival, will He?”

The disciples started looking at one another—uncertain which one He was speaking about.