'Seeking' in the Bible

saying, 'Having risen, take the child and his mother, and be going to the land of Israel, for they have died -- those seeking the life of the child.'

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.

'And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,

and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;

And the scribes and the chief priests heard, and they were seeking how they shall destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching;

And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding,

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.

and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;

And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

the Jews, therefore, were seeking him, in the feast, and said, 'Where is that one?'

'He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?

They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,

and I do not seek my own glory; there is who is seeking and is judging;

Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

the disciples say to him, 'Rabbi, now were the Jews seeking to stone thee, and again thou dost go thither!'

they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you -- that he may not come to the feast?'

From this time was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, 'If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.

and now, lo, a hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead him by the hand;

And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring them to the populace,

and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'

as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.

And if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is then Christ a ministrant of sin? let it not be!

nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,