Isaiah 55:6
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
Isaiah 55:6
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Jeremiah 29:12-14
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12 (A)Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, (B)and I will hear you. 13 (C)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me (D)with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, (E)and I will restore your fortunes and (F)gather you from all the nations and all the places (G)where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
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Jeremiah 29:12-14
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12 Then you will call(A) on me and come and pray(B) to me, and I will listen(C) to you. 13 You will seek(D) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(E) 14 I 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)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 29:14 Or will restore your fortunes
Psalm 145:18
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Psalm 145:18
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Isaiah 45:19
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19 (A)I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
(B)‘Seek me in vain.’[a]
I the Lord speak (C)the truth;
I declare what is right.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:19 Hebrew in emptiness
Psalm 32:6
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6 Therefore let everyone who is (A)godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you (B)may be found;
surely in the rush of (C)great waters,
they shall not reach him.
Psalm 32:6
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Psalm 14:2
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2 The Lord (A)looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,[a]
who (B)seek after God.
Footnotes
- Psalm 14:2 Or that act wisely
Psalm 14:2
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Isaiah 65:24
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Isaiah 65:24
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Matthew 7:7-8
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Ask, and It Will Be Given
7 (A)“Ask, (B)and it will be given to you; (C)seek, and you will find; (D)knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.
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Matthew 7:7-8
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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. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;(C) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
2 Corinthians 6:1-2
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2 Corinthians 6:1-2
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6 As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B) 2 For he says,
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 6:2 Isaiah 49:8
Amos 5:6
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6 (A)Seek the Lord and live,
(B)lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and it devour, with none to quench it for (C)Bethel,
Hebrews 2:3
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3 how 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)
1 Chronicles 28:9
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David's Charge to Solomon
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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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.
Psalm 27:8
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Footnotes
- Psalm 27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person
- Psalm 27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
Psalm 27:8
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8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(A)”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
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