Isaiah 55:6
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6 (A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
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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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 145:18
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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 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
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,
Isaiah 65:24
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2 Corinthians 6:1-2
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Job 8:5
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5 If you will seek God
and (A)plead with the Almighty for mercy,
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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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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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
Deuteronomy 4:7
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7 For (A)what great nation is there that has (B)a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?
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John 12:35-36
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35 So Jesus said to them, (A)“The light is among you (B)for a little while longer. (C)Walk while you have the light, lest darkness (D)overtake you. (E)The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become (F)sons of light.”
The Unbelief of the People
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
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Isaiah 49:8
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The Restoration of Israel
8 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
(D)to apportion the desolate heritages,
Isaiah 46:13
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13 (A)I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off,
and my salvation will not delay;
(B)I will put salvation in Zion,
for Israel my glory.”
Psalm 95:7
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7 For he is our (A)God,
and we are the people of his (B)pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
(C)Today, if you (D)hear his voice,
Hebrews 3:13
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13 But (A)exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by (B)the deceitfulness of sin.
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2 Chronicles 19:3
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3 Nevertheless, (A)some good is found in you, for (B)you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have (C)set your heart to seek God.”
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Matthew 25:11-12
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11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, (A)‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 (B)But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, (C)I do not know you.’
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Psalm 148:14
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14 He has (A)raised up a horn for his people,
(B)praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are (C)near to him.
(D)Praise the Lord!
Luke 13:25
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25 (A)When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, (B)‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, (C)‘I do not know where you come from.’
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Ezekiel 8:6
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6 And he said to me, “Son of man, (A)do you see what they are doing, (B)the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, (C)to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations.”
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