Bible Verses About Pursuit

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

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

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

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

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?

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

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

And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

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:

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.