Psalm 27:4
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4 (A)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon (C)the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire[a] in his temple.
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- Psalm 27:4 Or meditate
Psalm 26:8
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8 O Lord, I (A)love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
Psalm 23:6
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6 Surely[a] goodness and mercy[b] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall (A)dwell[c] in the house of the Lord
(B)forever.[d]
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- Psalm 23:6 Or Only
- Psalm 23:6 Or steadfast love
- Psalm 23:6 Or shall return to dwell
- Psalm 23:6 Hebrew for length of days
Psalm 65:4
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4 (A)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to (B)dwell in your courts!
We shall be (C)satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!
Psalm 84:4
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Psalm 84:10
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10 For a day (A)in your courts is better
than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be (B)a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Luke 10:42
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42 but one thing is necessary.[a] Mary has chosen (A)the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts few things are necessary, or only one
Psalm 27:8
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- Psalm 27:8 The command (seek) is addressed to more than one person
- Psalm 27:8 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
Matthew 6:33
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33 But (A)seek first (B)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, (C)and all these things will be added to you.
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Psalm 63:2-5
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2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding (A)your power and glory.
3 Because your (B)steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
4 So I will bless you (C)as long as I live;
in your (D)name I will (E)lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be (F)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
Jeremiah 29:13
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13 (A)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me (B)with all your heart.
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Philippians 3:13
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13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: (A)forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
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Hebrews 11:6
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6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God (A)must believe that he exists and (B)that he rewards those who seek him.
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Psalm 90:17
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17 Let the (A)favor[a] of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish (B)the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!
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- Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
2 Corinthians 3:18
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18 And we all, with unveiled face, (A)beholding (B)the glory of the Lord,[a] (C)are being transformed into the same image (D)from one degree of glory to another.[b] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflecting the glory of the Lord
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 Greek from glory to glory
Luke 2:37
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37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.[a] She did not depart from the temple, (A)worshiping with (B)fasting and prayer night and day.
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- Luke 2:37 Or as a widow for eighty-four years
Daniel 9:3
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3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by (A)prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
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Luke 18:1
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
18 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought (A)always to pray and not (B)lose heart.
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Psalm 50:2
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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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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Luke 13:24
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24 (A)“Strive (B)to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
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Luke 11:9-10
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9 And I tell you, (A)ask, and (B)it will be given to you; (C)seek, and you will find; (D)knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 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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Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
1 Chronicles 10:13-14
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13 So Saul died (A)for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also (B)consulted a medium, seeking guidance. 14 He (C)did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and (D)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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