Topic

Seeking God

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Matthew 6:33

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

Hebrews 11:6

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.

1 Chronicles 16:11

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

Jeremiah 29:13

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

Proverbs 8:17

I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

Psalms 63:1

O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

Deuteronomy 4:29

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.

Psalms 9:10

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

Matthew 7:7–8

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: — read the full passage →

Psalms 14:2

Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God.

Psalms 34:10

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

Isaiah 55:6–7

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near: — read the full passage →

Psalms 119:2

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

Psalms 119:10

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

Lamentations 3:25

Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

2 Chronicles 7:14

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.

Jeremiah 29:12–14

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. — read the full passage →

Psalms 105:4

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

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

1 Chronicles 28:9

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.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

Amos 5:4

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live;

Psalms 40:16

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: Let such as love thy salvation say continually, Jehovah be magnified.

Acts 17:27

that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us:

Job 5:8–9

But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause; — read the full passage →

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.

Psalms 27:8

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

Psalms 27:4

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.

Psalms 10:4

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Luke 11:9–10

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. — read the full passage →

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of Jehovah God, to bring the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of Jehovah.

Psalms 34:4

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

Luke 12:31

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

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Psalms 119:45

And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.

Luke 19:10

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

Matthew 13:44–46

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. — read the full passage →

James 1:5

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Psalms 37:4

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

Acts 17:26–27

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 →

Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Romans 3:11

There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Romans 8:28

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Romans 3:10–11

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

John 17:3

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

Amos 5:4–6

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live; — read the full passage →

2 Chronicles 15:12–15

And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul; — read the full passage →

Psalms 119:105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Romans 12:1–2

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

John 6:44

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

1 John 2:17

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Jeremiah 29:11–14

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. — read the full passage →

John 5:30

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Amos 5:14

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.

Zechariah 8:20–23

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 6:2

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

Isaiah 65:1

I am inquired of by them that asked notfor me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Acts 15:16–17

After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up: — read the full passage →

Proverbs 18:22

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 11:16

And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

Deuteronomy 4:29–31

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. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 28:5

Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

Psalms 69:32

The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.

Matthew 5:3

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

Matthew 6:22–24

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Amos 9:11–12

In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; — read the full passage →

Colossians 3:1–2

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

Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Matthew 6:10

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Hosea 3:4–5

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim: — read the full passage →

Colossians 3:17

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.

Hosea 5:13–15

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. — read the full passage →

Jeremiah 50:4

In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God.

Proverbs 24:14

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Psalms 139:1–2

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1–20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

2 Chronicles 15:1–2

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: — read the full passage →

Luke 21:36

But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Psalms 22:26

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

2 Chronicles 30:18–20

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, The good Jehovah pardon every one — read the full passage →

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

1 Chronicles 22:17–19

David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 4:27–29

And Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah shall lead you away. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 4:29–30

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. — read the full passage →

John 7:38

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of living water.

Malachi 3:1

Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Romans 12:1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Colossians 3:1–25

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

2 Chronicles 26:5

And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper.

Psalms 34:1–22

I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

Amos 5:1–27

Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel. — read the full passage →

Amos 5:4–15

For thus saith Jehovah unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live; — read the full passage →

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