Is it in the Bible?
Is “Seek and you shall find” in the Bible?
Yes. “Seek and you shall find” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:7. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 7:7.
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.
The verse
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Jesus is talking about prayer: keep asking, keep looking, keep knocking, because the Father gives good things to those who ask him (Matthew 7:11). Jeremiah 29:13 makes the promise about God himself: you will find him when you search with your whole heart.
Also in the Bible
You will look for me and you will find me, when you search for me with your whole heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 · open the chapter →
But from there you will seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him if you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 4:29 · open the chapter →
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Is “Seek and you shall find” in the Bible?
Yes. “Seek and you shall find” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:7. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.
Where in the Bible is “Seek and you shall find”?
In Matthew 7:7, and also Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 7:7 reads: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Who said “Seek and you shall find”?
Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.
What does “Seek and you shall find” mean in the Bible?
Jesus is talking about prayer: keep asking, keep looking, keep knocking, because the Father gives good things to those who ask him (Matthew 7:11). Jeremiah 29:13 makes the promise about God himself: you will find him when you search with your whole heart.
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