Seeking
Bible Verse Examples
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And a certain man found him,
and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? Genesis 37:15 KJV |
And a man found him wandering in the fields.
And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?" Genesis 37:15 ESV |
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And he said,
I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. Genesis 37:16 KJV |
“I am seeking my brothers,”
he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.” Genesis 37:16 ESV |
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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,
he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Matthew 12:43 KJV |
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person,
it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Matthew 12:43 ESV |
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But when they sought to lay hands on him,
they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. Matthew 21:46 KJV |
And although they were seeking to arrest him,
they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. Matthew 21:46 ESV |
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Now the chief priests,
and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; Matthew 26:59 KJV |
Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
Matthew 26:59 ESV |
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And the multitude sat about him,
and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. Mark 3:32 KJV |
And a crowd was sitting around him,
and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.” Mark 3:32 ESV |
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And the Pharisees came forth,
and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. Mark 8:11 KJV |
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him,
seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. Mark 8:11 ESV |
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And the scribes and chief priests heard it,
and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. Mark 11:18 KJV |
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him,
for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. Mark 11:18 ESV |
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And they sought to lay hold on him,
but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Mark 12:12 KJV |
And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people,
for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away. Mark 12:12 ESV |
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After two days was the feast of the passover,
and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. Mark 14:1 KJV |
It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, Mark 14:1 ESV |
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And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death;
and found none. Mark 14:55 KJV |
Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death,
but they found none. Mark 14:55 ESV |
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And,
behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. Luke 5:18 KJV |
And behold,
some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, Luke 5:18 ESV |
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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,
he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. Luke 11:24 KJV |
“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person,
it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ Luke 11:24 ESV |
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He spake also this parable;
A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Luke 13:6 KJV |
And he told this parable:
“A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Luke 13:6 ESV |
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Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? Luke 13:7 KJV |
And he said to the vinedresser,
‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ Luke 13:7 ESV |
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And he sought to see Jesus who he was;
and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Luke 19:3 KJV |
And he was seeking to see who Jesus was,
but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. Luke 19:3 ESV |
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And he taught daily in the temple.
But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, Luke 19:47 KJV |
And he was teaching daily in the temple.
The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, Luke 19:47 ESV |
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And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him;
for they feared the people. Luke 22:2 KJV |
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death,
for they feared the people. Luke 22:2 ESV |
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Then Jesus turned,
and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? John 1:38 KJV |
Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them,
“What are you seeking?" And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” John 1:38 ESV |
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But the hour cometh,
and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. John 4:23 KJV |
But the hour is coming,
and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. John 4:23 ESV |
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Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. John 5:18 KJV |
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him,
because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. John 5:18 ESV |
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When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there,
neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. John 6:24 KJV |
So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there,
nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. John 6:24 ESV |
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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. John 6:26 KJV |
Jesus answered them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. John 6:26 ESV |
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee:
for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. John 7:1 KJV |
After this Jesus went about in Galilee.
He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. John 7:1 ESV |
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Then they sought to take him:
but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. John 7:30 KJV |
So they were seeking to arrest him,
but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. John 7:30 ESV |
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His disciples say unto him,
Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? John 11:8 KJV |
The disciples said to him,
“Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” John 11:8 ESV |
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Jesus saith unto her,
Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. John 20:15 KJV |
Jesus said to her,
“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” John 20:15 ESV |
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