Seek First

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

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek 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 ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

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

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

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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

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

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles 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.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

If my people, which 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 are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

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

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what 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, the truth, and the life: no man 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 the miracles, but because ye did eat 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 believeth not shall be damned.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Therefore take no thought, 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, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?

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

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

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

Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, 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 the Lord 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 the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Is any sick among you? 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 afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

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

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

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

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

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

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there 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 unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

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

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of 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.

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 mankind,

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

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

But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; — read the full passage →

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and 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 saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.