'Sought' in the Bible

Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

And from that time he sought opportunity to deliver him unto them.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him:

And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them .

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all.

And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And others, trying him , sought of him a sign from heaven.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.

They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the stone of stumbling;

And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

For if that first covenant had been faultless, then would no place have been sought for a second.

For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father, though he sought is diligently with tears.

Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that'should come unto you: