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. 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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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 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.

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

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