The word in Scripture

Seek in the Bible

The word seek appears 244 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To seek is to earnestly pursue God with the whole heart. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What seek means in the Bible

To seek is to earnestly pursue God with the whole heart.

Where the word seek appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word seek appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.”Psalms 24:6

“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.”Psalms 27:8

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Matthew 6:33

“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”Luke 13:24

“How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?”John 5:44

“I know that ye are Abraham’s seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.”John 8:37

“To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:”Romans 2:7

“Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.”Romans 11:3