'Seeking' in the Bible

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him.

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

And he said unto them, 'Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him -- not to go on from them,

And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

and all the multitude were seeking to touch him, because power from him was going forth, and he was healing all.

and Herod said, 'John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.

for every one who is asking doth receive; and he who is seeking doth find; and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.

'When the unclean spirit may go forth from the man it walketh through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding, it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth;

laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people --

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.