Isaiah 55:6

New Living Translation

⁶Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.

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Isaiah 55:6

New International Version

⁶Seek^(A) the Lord while he may be found;^(B)
call^(C) on him while he is near.

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Jeremiah 29:12-14

New Living Translation

¹²In those days when you pray, I will listen. ¹³If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. ¹⁴I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.”

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Jeremiah 29:12-14

New International Version

¹²Then you will call^(A) on me and come and pray^(B) to me, and I will listen^(C) to you. ¹³You will seek^(D) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.^(E) ¹⁴I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back^(F) from captivity.^[a] I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”^(G)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes

Psalm 145:18

New Living Translation

¹⁸The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.

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Psalm 145:18

New International Version

¹⁸The Lord is near^(A) to all who call on him,^(B)
to all who call on him in truth.

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Isaiah 45:19

New Living Translation

¹⁹I publicly proclaim bold promises.
    I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner.
I would not have told the people of Israel^[a] to seek me
    if I could not be found.
I, the Lord, speak only what is true
    and declare only what is right.

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45:19 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 14:1.

Isaiah 45:19

New International Version

¹⁹I have not spoken in secret,^(A)
    from somewhere in a land of darkness;^(B)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,^(C)
    ‘Seek^(D) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
    I declare what is right.^(E)

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Psalm 32:6

New Living Translation

⁶Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

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Psalm 32:6

New International Version

⁶Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;^(A)
surely the rising^(B) of the mighty waters^(C)
will not reach them.^(D)

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Psalm 14:2

New Living Translation

²The Lord looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.

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Psalm 14:2

New International Version

²The Lord looks down from heaven^(A)
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(B)
any who seek God.^(C)

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Isaiah 65:24

New Living Translation

²⁴I will answer them before they even call to me.
While they are still talking about their needs,
I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

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Isaiah 65:24

New International Version

²⁴Before they call^(A) I will answer;^(B)
while they are still speaking^(C) I will hear.

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Matthew 7:7-8

New Living Translation

Effective Prayer

⁷“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Matthew 7:7-8

New International Version

Ask, Seek, Knock^(A)

⁷“Ask and it will be given to you;^(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;^(C) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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2 Corinthians 6:1-2

New Living Translation

6 As God’s partners,^[a] we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it. ²For God says,

“At just the right time, I heard you.
On the day of salvation, I helped you.”^[b]

Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

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Footnotes

6:1 Or As we work together.
6:2 Isa 49:8 (Greek version).

2 Corinthians 6:1-2

New International Version

6 As God’s co-workers^(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.^(B) ²For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,
and in the day of salvation I helped you.”^[a]^(C)

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

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2 Corinthians 6:2 Isaiah 49:8

Amos 5:6

New Living Translation

⁶Come back to the Lord and live!
Otherwise, he will roar through Israel^[a] like a fire,
devouring you completely.
Your gods in Bethel
won’t be able to quench the flames.

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5:6 Hebrew the house of Joseph.

Amos 5:6

New International Version

⁶Seek^(A) the Lord and live,^(B)
or he will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire;^(C)
it will devour them,
and Bethel^(D) will have no one to quench it.^(E)

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Hebrews 2:3

New Living Translation

³So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?

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Hebrews 2:3

New International Version

³how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?^(A) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,^(B) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.^(C)

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1 Chronicles 28:9

New Living Translation

⁹“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

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1 Chronicles 28:9

New International Version

⁹“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion^(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart^(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,^(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake^(D) him, he will reject^(E) you forever.

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John 12:35-36

New Living Translation

³⁵Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. ³⁶Put your trust in the light while there is still time; then you will become children of the light.”

After saying these things, Jesus went away and was hidden from them.

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John 12:35-36

New International Version

³⁵Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light^(A) just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light,^(B) before darkness overtakes you.^(C) Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. ³⁶Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.”^(D) When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.^(E)

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