Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seek' occurs 354 times in the standard works.

83 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seek' in the standard works and contain 23.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 31 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jacob 2:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:118 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:7 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 105:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 12:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 38:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:36 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 28:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 187 38 225
NT 57 27 84
Matt. 5 6 11
Mark 4 1 5
Luke 10 5 15
John 15 8 23
Acts 5 2 7
Rom. 2 2 4
1 Cor. 5 2 7
2 Cor. 2 0 2
Gal. 2 0 2
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 1 0 1
Heb. 3 0 3
1 Pet. 1 1 2
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 65 19 84
DC 44 19 63
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 354 105 459

Matt. 2:13
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Matt. 6:32
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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

Matt. 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Matt. 7:8
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Matt. 12:39
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Matt. 12:43
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Matt. 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Matt. 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Matt. 18:12
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

Matt. 28:5
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

Mark 1:37
And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

Mark 3:32
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

Mark 8:11
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

Mark 8:12
And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Mark 16:6
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

Luke 2:45
And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Luke 11:10
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Luke 11:24
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

Luke 11:29
And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Luke 11:54
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Luke 12:29
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Luke 12:30
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Luke 12:31
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Luke 13:7
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

Luke 13:24
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 15:8
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?

Luke 17:33
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

Luke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Luke 24:5
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

John 1:38
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

John 4:23
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

John 4:27
And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

John 5:30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

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

John 6:24
When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

John 7:4
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

John 7:18
He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

John 7:25
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

John 7:34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

John 7:36
What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

John 8:21
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.

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

John 8:40
But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

John 8:50
And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

John 13:33
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

John 18:4
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

John 18:7
Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

John 18:8
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

John 20:15
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Acts 10:19
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Acts 10:21
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

Acts 11:25
Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Acts 15:17
That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

Acts 17:27
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

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

Rom. 3:11
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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

Rom. 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

1 Cor. 1:22
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

1 Cor. 7:27
Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

1 Cor. 10:24
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

1 Cor. 10:33
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

1 Cor. 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1 Cor. 14:12
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

2 Cor. 12:14
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

2 Cor. 13:3
Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

Gal. 1:10
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Gal. 2:17
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

Philip. 2:21
For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.

Col. 3:1
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Heb. 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Heb. 11:14
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

Heb. 13:14
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

1 Pet. 3:11
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

1 Pet. 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Rev. 9:6
And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.