Seek First

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

But from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, when thou searchest after him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. — read the full passage →

whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. — read the full passage →

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all.

Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

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.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation; — read the full passage →

and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,

That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I come again, and will receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.