Isaiah 51:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Listen to me, you who pursue justice, who seek the Lord; Look to the rock from which you were hewn, to the quarry from which you were taken;

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2

He went forth to meet Asa and said to him: “Hear me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are with him, and if you seek him he will be found; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

2 Chronicles 15:4

but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

Psalm 24:6

Such is the generation that seeks him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.” Selah

Psalm 94:15

Judgment shall again be just, and all the upright of heart will follow it.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves one who pursues justice.

Proverbs 21:21

Whoever pursues justice and kindness will find life and honor.

Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret from some place in the land of darkness, I have not said to the descendants of Jacob, “Look for me in an empty waste.” I, the Lord, promise justice, I declare what is right.

Isaiah 48:1

Hear this, house of Jacob called by the name Israel, sprung from the stock of Judah, You who swear by the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel without sincerity, without justice,

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I called! I, it is I who am the first, and am I the last.

Isaiah 51:4

Be attentive to me, my people; my nation, give ear to me. For teaching shall go forth from me, and my judgment, as light to the peoples.

Isaiah 51:7

Hear me, you who know justice, you people who have my teaching at heart: Do not fear the reproach of others; remain firm at their revilings.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

Isaiah 65:10

Sharon shall become a pasture for the flocks, the Valley of Achor a resting place for the cattle, for my people who have sought me.

Amos 5:6

Seek the Lord, that you may live, lest he flare up against the house of Joseph like a fire that shall consume the house of Israel, with no one to quench it.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who have observed his law; Seek justice, seek humility; Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Romans 10:3

For, in their unawareness of the righteousness that comes from God and their attempt to establish their own [righteousness], they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

Romans 14:19

Let us then pursue what leads to peace and to building up one another.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead,

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, avoid all this. Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

So turn from youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord with purity of heart.

Hebrews 12:14

Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord.