Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seeking' occurs 32 times in the standard works.

4 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seeking' in the standard works and contain 12.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 2 minutes to read the entire list.

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Alma 60:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 2 0 2
NT 12 0 12
Matt. 2 0 2
Mark 1 0 1
Luke 4 0 4
John 1 0 1
Acts 2 0 2
1 Cor. 1 0 1
1 Pet. 1 0 1
BM 10 0 10
DC 6 0 6
PGP 2 0 2
TOTAL 32 0 32

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:

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 11:24
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 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.

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.

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