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This concept is prevalent throughout Scripture, illustrating both human endeavors to seek God and His will, as well as God's pursuit of humanity.<br><br><b>Seeking God</b><br><br>The Bible frequently emphasizes the importance of seeking God with a sincere heart. In the Old Testament, the Israelites are repeatedly encouraged to seek the Lord. For instance, in <a href="/1_chronicles/16-11.htm">1 Chronicles 16:11</a>, it is written, "Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face always." This call to seek God is not merely a physical act but a spiritual pursuit, involving prayer, worship, and obedience to His commandments.<br><br>The Psalms often reflect a deep yearning to seek God. <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a> states, "My heart says, 'Seek His face.' Your face, LORD, I will seek." This verse highlights the personal and intimate nature of seeking God, suggesting a relationship that goes beyond ritualistic practices.<br><br><b>God Seeking Humanity</b><br><br>Conversely, the Bible also portrays God as one who seeks out His people. In <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11</a>, God declares, "For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.'" This imagery of God as a shepherd seeking His sheep underscores His proactive love and care for His people.<br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus embodies this seeking nature of God. In <a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>, Jesus states, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." This mission of seeking the lost is central to the Gospel message, demonstrating God's desire for reconciliation and redemption.<br><br><b>Human Seeking in Other Contexts</b><br><br>Beyond the spiritual pursuit of God, the Bible also records instances of individuals seeking wisdom, guidance, and understanding. King Solomon, renowned for his wisdom, is an example of someone who sought understanding. In <a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9</a>, Solomon asks God, "Give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil."<br><br>Moreover, the act of seeking is often associated with the pursuit of righteousness and justice. In <a href="/zephaniah/2-3.htm">Zephaniah 2:3</a>, the prophet exhorts, "Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have carried out His justice; seek righteousness, seek humility." This call to seek righteousness is a recurring theme, urging believers to align their lives with God's standards.<br><br><b>Warnings Against Misguided Seeking</b><br><br>The Bible also warns against seeking after false gods or worldly desires. In <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a>, the prophet cautions, "When they say to you, 'Consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' should not a people consult their God?" This admonition serves as a reminder to seek God alone, rather than turning to idolatry or occult practices.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of "sought" in the Bible encompasses a dynamic relationship between God and humanity. It calls believers to actively pursue God, His wisdom, and His righteousness, while also recognizing God's relentless pursuit of His people. This mutual seeking fosters a deeper understanding of God's character and His desire for a covenant relationship with His creation.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Seek.<p>2. (<I>v.</I>) imp. & p. p. of Seek.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1934.htm"><span class="l">1934. epizeteo -- to inquire for</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Definition to inquire for NASB Word Usage craves (1), eagerly seek (2), searched<br> (1), searching (1), seek (2), seeking (3), seeks after (1), <b>sought</b> (1), want (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1934.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2206.htm"><span class="l">2206. zeloo -- to be jealous</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from zelos Definition to be jealous NASB Word Usage am jealous (1), becoming jealous<br> (1), desire earnestly (2), eagerly seek (1), eagerly <b>sought</b> (1), earnestly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2206.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2212.htm"><span class="l">2212. zeteo -- to seek</span></a> <br><b>...</b> demanding (1), inquire (1), looking (11), made efforts (1), search (4), searched<br> (1), seek (36), seek after (1), seeking (35), seeks (9), <b>sought</b> (4), striving <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2212.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/1567a.htm"><span class="l">1567a. ekzeteo -- to seek out, demand, inquire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Origin from ek and zeteo Definition to seek out, demand, inquire NASB Word Usage<br> charged (2), made careful* (1), searches (1), seek (2), seeks (1), <b>sought</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1567a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p><a href="/greek/1040.htm"><span class="l">1040. bussos -- byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 1040 -- , ie a very expensive (<b>sought</b>-after) form of linen -- &quot;a specific<br> species of Egyptian flax or linen made from it that is very costly, delicate <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1040.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7841.htm"><span class="l">7841. Shecharyah -- &quot;Yah has <b>sought</b>,&quot; a Benjamite</span></a><br><b>...</b> 7840, 7841. Shecharyah. 7842 . &quot;Yah has <b>sought</b>,&quot; a Benjamite. Transliteration:<br> Shecharyah Phonetic Spelling: (shekh-ar-yaw&#39;) Short Definition: Shehariah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7841.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm"><span class="l">1245. baqash -- to seek</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), requires (1), search (8), search will be made (1), searched (8), searching<br> (1), seek (94), seeking (24), seeks (16), set about (1), <b>sought</b> (38), tried (2). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1245.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm"><span class="l">1875. darash -- to resort to, seek</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), resort (3), search (6), searched (1), searched carefully (1), searches (2),<br> seek (53), seek after (1), seeking (2), seeks (3), <b>sought</b> (18), studied (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1875.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5756.htm"><span class="l">5756. uz -- to take or seek refuge</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to take or seek refuge NASB Word Usage bring (1), flee for safety<br> (1), safety (1), seek refuge (1), <b>sought</b> refuge (1), take refuge (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5756.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2664.htm"><span class="l">2664. chaphas -- to search</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (ie Let be <b>sought</b>), or<br> mask -- change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2664.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm"><span class="l">7592. shaal -- to ask, inquire</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2), medium* (1), pray (1), questioned (2), questioned particularly (1), request<br> (2), request* (1), requested (7), require (1), required (1), <b>sought</b> (1), surely <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7592.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2620.htm"><span class="l">2620. chasah -- to seek refuge</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to seek refuge NASB Word Usage has a refuge (1), seek refuge (3),<br> seek shelter (1), <b>sought</b> refuge (1), take refuge (25), taken refuge (3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2620.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2603a.htm"><span class="l">2603a. chanan -- to show favor, be gracious</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), made (1), made supplication (2), make supplication (5), pity (2), pleaded (2),<br> show favor (1), show...favor (1), shown favor (1), <b>sought</b> his favor (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2603a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm"><span class="l">6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3), punish (46), punished (6), put him in charge (1), put in charge (1), put under<br> (1), put under the charge (1), register (2), see (1), <b>sought</b> (1), suffer (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6485.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2470b.htm"><span class="l">2470b. chalah -- to mollify, appease, entreat the favor of</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition to mollify, appease, entreat the favor of NASB Word Usage asked (1),<br> entreat (6), entreated (4), favor* (3), seek (2), seek the favor (1), <b>sought</b> (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2470b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/xlix_perfection_to_be_sought.htm"><span class="l">Perfection to be <b>Sought</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> XLIX. PERFECTION TO BE <b>SOUGHT</b>. 12th Sunday after Trinity. S. Mark 7. 37.<br> &quot;He hath done all things well.&quot;. INTRODUCTION."It was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/xlix perfection to be sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_from_the_east/i_sought_the_lord_at.htm"><span class="l">I <b>Sought</b> the Lord at Early Morn</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ASPIRATIONS I <b>sought</b> the Lord at early morn. 8,8,8,8,8,8 tr., John Brownlie. I.<br> I <b>sought</b> the Lord at early morn,. When earth awoke to see the light; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/brownlie/hymns from the east/i sought the lord at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_of_the_early_church/i_sought_the_lord_at.htm"><span class="l">I <b>Sought</b> the Lord at Early Morn,</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH I <b>sought</b> the Lord at early morn,. 8,8,8,8,8,8. I <b>sought</b><br> the Lord at early morn,. When earth awoke to see the light; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/i sought the lord at.htm</font><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/27__a_blessing_sought.htm"><span class="l">A Blessing <b>Sought</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 27. " A Blessing <b>sought</b>. 27. CM Newton.<br> A Blessing <b>sought</b>. 1 Great Shepherd of thy people <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/27 a blessing sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/32__a_blessing_sought.htm"><span class="l">A Blessing <b>Sought</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 32. " A Blessing <b>sought</b>. 32. CM Pratt&#39;s<br> Coll. A Blessing <b>sought</b>. 1 Again our earthly cares <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/32 a blessing sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_of_the_apostolic_church/the_longing_eyes_that_sought.htm"><span class="l">The Longing Eyes that <b>Sought</b> the Light</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS The longing eyes that <b>sought</b> the light. tr., John Brownlie<br> 8.6.8.6.8.8. I. The longing eyes that <b>sought</b> the light. Are filled with glad amaze <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/the longing eyes that sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_v_and_i_sought.htm"><span class="l">And I <b>Sought</b> &quot;Whence is Evil,&quot; and <b>Sought</b> in an Evil Way...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VII Chapter V And I <b>sought</b> &quot;whence is evil,&quot; and <b>sought</b> in an evil<br> way? And I <b>sought</b> &quot;whence is evil,&quot; and <b>sought</b> in an evil <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter v and i sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_xviii_then_i_sought.htm"><span class="l">Then I <b>Sought</b> a Way of Obtaining Strength Sufficient to Enjoy Thee <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VII Chapter XVIII Then I <b>sought</b> a way of obtaining strength sufficient<br> to enjoy Thee? Then I <b>sought</b> a way of obtaining strength <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xviii then i sought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/36_if_we_sought_to.htm"><span class="l">If we <b>Sought</b> to Subvert the Belief in Your Gods in So Many Ways...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book III. 36 If we <b>sought</b> to subvert the belief in your gods in so many<br> ways? If we <b>sought</b> to subvert the belief in your gods <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/36 if we sought to.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/43_if_jupiter_sought_to.htm"><span class="l">If Jupiter <b>Sought</b> to have his Games Celebrated...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book VII. 43 If Jupiter <b>sought</b> to have his games celebrated? [4978] If Jupiter<br> <b>sought</b> to have his games celebrated, and that afresh <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/43 if jupiter sought to.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sought.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sought</b> (199 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Sought</b> (199 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Matthew 21:46 When they <b>sought</b> to seize him, they feared<br> the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sought.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feared.htm"><span class="l">Feared (134 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Matthew 21:46 When they <b>sought</b> to seize him,<br> they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feared.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/makkedah.htm"><span class="l">Makkedah (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:16), near which was a cave<br> where the five kings who had confederated against Israel <b>sought</b> refuge (10:10-29 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/makkedah.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kill.htm"><span class="l">Kill (310 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> YLT NAS RSV NIV). Mark 11:18 The chief priests and the scribes heard it,<br> and <b>sought</b> how they might destroy him. For they feared him <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kill.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/trying.htm"><span class="l">Trying (68 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 2:20 &quot;Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land<br> of Israel, for those who <b>sought</b> the young child's life are dead.&quot; (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/trying.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahasu-e'rus.htm"><span class="l">Ahasu-e'rus (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan<br> and Teresh, of those that kept the door, were wroth, and <b>sought</b> to lay <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahasu-e'rus.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/paulus.htm"><span class="l">Paulus (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Sergius, who was a &quot;prudent man&quot; (the King James Version) or &quot;man of understanding&quot;<br> (Revised Version), ie a man of practical understanding, &quot;<b>sought</b> to hear the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/paulus.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sergius.htm"><span class="l">Sergius (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Sergius, who was a &quot;prudent man&quot; (the King James Version) or &quot;man of understanding&quot;<br> (Revised Version), ie a man of practical understanding, &quot;<b>sought</b> to hear the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sergius.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prospered.htm"><span class="l">Prospered (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers,<br> gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have <b>sought</b> Yahweh our <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prospered.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tried.htm"><span class="l">Tried (96 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEY). Matthew 21:46 When they <b>sought</b> to seize him, they feared the multitudes,<br> because they considered him to be a prophet. 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For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/12-12.htm">Mark 12:12</a></span><br />And they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a></span><br />It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes <span class="boldtext">sought</span> how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-11.htm">Mark 14:11</a></span><br />They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He <span class="boldtext">sought</span> how he might conveniently deliver him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-55.htm">Mark 14:55</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole council <span class="boldtext">sought</span> witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-44.htm">Luke 2:44</a></span><br />But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-48.htm">Luke 2:48</a></span><br />And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have <span class="boldtext">sought</span> thee sorrowing.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/2-49.htm">Luke 2:49</a></span><br />And he said unto them, How is it that ye <span class="boldtext">sought</span> me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/4-42.htm">Luke 4:42</a></span><br />And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/5-18.htm">Luke 5:18</a></span><br />Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to bring him in to lay before Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-19.htm">Luke 6:19</a></span><br />All the multitude <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/9-9.htm">Luke 9:9</a></span><br />Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to see him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY ASV DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Luke 11:16</a></span><br />Others, testing him, <span class="boldtext">sought</span> from him a sign from heaven.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6</a></span><br />He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> fruit thereon, and found none.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-3.htm">Luke 19:3</a></span><br />And he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a></span><br />He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to destroy him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Luke 20:19</a></span><br />The chief priests and the scribes <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people-for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />The chief priests and the scribes <span class="boldtext">sought</span> how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/22-6.htm">Luke 22:6</a></span><br />He consented, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/5-16.htm">John 5:16</a></span><br />For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a></span><br />For this cause therefore the Jews <span class="boldtext">sought</span> all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-1.htm">John 7:1</a></span><br />After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-11.htm">John 7:11</a></span><br />The Jews therefore <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him at the feast, and said, "Where is he?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/7-30.htm">John 7:30</a></span><br />They <span class="boldtext">sought</span> therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">John 10:39</a></span><br />They <span class="boldtext">sought</span> again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-8.htm">John 11:8</a></span><br />His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-56.htm">John 11:56</a></span><br />Then they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for Jesus and spoke one with another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think-that he isn't coming to the feast at all?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/19-12.htm">John 19:12</a></span><br />And from thenceforth Pilate <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Acts 9:29</a></span><br />and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill him. <br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/10-17.htm">Acts 10:17</a></span><br />And as Peter doubted in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold also the men who were sent by Cornelius, having <span class="boldtext">sought</span> out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Acts 12:19</a></span><br />When Herod had <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />And he was in bitter hostility with the Tyrians and Sidonians; but they came to him with one accord, and, having gained Blastus the king's chamberlain, <span class="boldtext">sought</span> peace, because their country was nourished by the king's.<br /><span class="source">(DBY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-7.htm">Acts 13:7</a></span><br />who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to hear the word of God.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/13-11.htm">Acts 13:11</a></span><br />And now behold, the Lord's hand is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and going about he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> persons who should lead him by the hand.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Acts 16:10</a></span><br />When he had seen the vision, immediately we <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5</a></span><br />But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to bring them out to the people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-4.htm">Acts 21:4</a></span><br />Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/9-32.htm">Romans 9:32</a></span><br />Wherefore? Because they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Romans 10:3</a></span><br />For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Romans 10:20</a></span><br />But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that <span class="boldtext">sought</span> me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7</a></span><br />What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn't obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-2.htm">1 Corinthians 4:2</a></span><br />Here, further, it is <span class="boldtext">sought</span> in stewards, that a man be found faithful.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/2-17.htm">Galatians 2:17</a></span><br />But if, while we <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/galatians/4-18.htm">Galatians 4:18</a></span><br />But it is good to be zealously <span class="boldtext">sought</span> in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.<br /><span class="source">(ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:6</a></span><br />Nor of men <span class="boldtext">sought</span> we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">1 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />But the end <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/1-17.htm">2 Timothy 1:17</a></span><br />but when he was in Rome, he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> me diligently, and found me<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/8-7.htm">Hebrews 8:7</a></span><br />For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for a second.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/12-17.htm">Hebrews 12:17</a></span><br />For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> it diligently with tears.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">1 Peter 1:10</a></span><br />Concerning this salvation, the prophets <span class="boldtext">sought</span> and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Genesis 43:30</a></span><br />Joseph hurried, for his heart yearned over his brother; and he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> a place to weep. He entered into his room, and wept there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></span><br />Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Exodus 4:19</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who <span class="boldtext">sought</span> your life are dead."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Exodus 4:24</a></span><br />And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">Exodus 33:7</a></span><br />Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it "The Tent of Meeting." It happened that everyone who <span class="boldtext">sought</span> Yahweh went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Leviticus 10:16</a></span><br />And Moses diligently <span class="boldtext">sought</span> the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/16-10.htm">Numbers 16:10</a></span><br />yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have <span class="boldtext">sought</span> also the priesthood!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Numbers 35:23</a></span><br />or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither <span class="boldtext">sought</span> his harm;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a></span><br />And -- ye have <span class="boldtext">sought</span> from thence Jehovah thy God, and hast found, when thou seekest Him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-10.htm">Deuteronomy 13:10</a></span><br />You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Deuteronomy 32:37</a></span><br />He will say, "Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22</a></span><br />They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers <span class="boldtext">sought</span> them throughout all the way, but didn't find them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Judges 14:4</a></span><br />But his father and his mother didn't know that it was of Yahweh; for he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-1.htm">Judges 18:1</a></span><br />In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites <span class="boldtext">sought</span> them an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/7-2.htm">1 Samuel 7:2</a></span><br />It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/10-21.htm">1 Samuel 10:21</a></span><br />He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him, he could not be found.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">1 Samuel 13:12</a></span><br />therefore I said,'Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven't entreated the favor of Yahweh.' I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a></span><br />But now your kingdom shall not continue. Yahweh has <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a></span><br />Between the passes, by which Jonathan <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/19-10.htm">1 Samuel 19:10</a></span><br />Saul <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to pin David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled, and escaped that night.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-16.htm">1 Samuel 20:16</a></span><br />And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath <span class="boldtext">sought</span> 'it' from the hand of the enemies of David;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a></span><br />David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">1 Samuel 23:26</a></span><br />And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to surround David and his men to take them.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/27-4.htm">1 Samuel 27:4</a></span><br />It was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he <span class="boldtext">sought</span> no more again for him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">2 Samuel 3:17</a></span><br />Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, "In times past, you <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for David to be king over you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/4-8.htm">2 Samuel 4:8</a></span><br />They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, "Behold, the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who <span class="boldtext">sought</span> your life! Yahweh has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-20.htm">2 Samuel 17:20</a></span><br />Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman said to them, "They have gone over the brook of water." When they had <span class="boldtext">sought</span> and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a></span><br />There was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David <span class="boldtext">sought</span> the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, "It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites."<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-2.htm">2 Samuel 21:2</a></span><br />The king called the Gibeonites, and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn to them: and Saul <span class="boldtext">sought</span> to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/1-2.htm">1 Kings 1:2</a></span><br />Therefore his servants said to him, "Let there be <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">1 Kings 1:3</a></span><br />So they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for a beautiful young lady throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/10-24.htm">1 Kings 10:24</a></span><br />All the earth <span class="boldtext">sought</span> the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/11-40.htm">1 Kings 11:40</a></span><br />Solomon <span class="boldtext">sought</span> therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/2-17.htm">2 Kings 2:17</a></span><br />And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they <span class="boldtext">sought</span> three days, but found him not.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">2 Kings 8:8</a></span><br />And the king saith unto Hazael, 'Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and thou hast <span class="boldtext">sought</span> Jehovah by him, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4</a></span><br />And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/13-3.htm">1 Chronicles 13:3</a></span><br />and let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we sought not unto it in the days of Saul.<br /><span class="source">(See JPS ASV YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">1 Chronicles 15:13</a></span><br />For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him not after the due order.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-31.htm">1 Chronicles 26:31</a></span><br />Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers' houses. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">2 Chronicles 1:5</a></span><br />Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation <span class="boldtext">sought</span> unto it.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-23.htm">2 Chronicles 9:23</a></span><br />All the kings of the earth <span class="boldtext">sought</span> the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">2 Chronicles 11:23</a></span><br />He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He <span class="boldtext">sought</span> for them many wives.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-7.htm">2 Chronicles 14:7</a></span><br />For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have <span class="boldtext">sought</span> Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">2 Chronicles 15:4</a></span><br />But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him, he was found by them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm">2 Chronicles 15:15</a></span><br />All Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and <span class="boldtext">sought</span> him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Yahweh gave them rest all around.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">2 Chronicles 16:12</a></span><br />And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease 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