Amos 5:4

New Century Version

This is what the Lord says to the nation of Israel: “Come to me and live.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to meet Asa and said, “Listen to me, Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you obey him, you will find him, but if you leave him, he will leave you.

Zephaniah 2:3

Come to the Lord, all you who are not proud, who obey his laws. Do what is right. Learn to be humble. Maybe you will escape on the day the Lord shows his anger.

Psalm 14:2

The Lord looked down from heaven on all people to see if anyone understood, if anyone was looking to God for help.

Isaiah 55:3

Come to me and listen; listen to me so you may live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. I will give you the blessings I promised to David.

Matthew 7:8

Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to ask the Lord what to do. He announced that everyone in Judah should fast during this special time of prayer to God.

Amos 5:6

Come to the Lord and live, or he will move like fire against the descendants of Joseph. The fire will burn Bethel, and there will be no one to put it out.

Psalm 69:32

Poor people will see this and be glad. Be encouraged, you who worship God.

Psalm 27:8

My heart said of you, “Go, worship him.” So I come to worship you, Lord.

Psalm 22:26

Poor people will eat until they are full; those who look to the Lord will praise him. May your hearts live forever!

2 Chronicles 34:3

In his eighth year as king while he was still young, Josiah began to obey the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year as king, Josiah began to remove from Judah and Jerusalem the gods, the places for worshiping gods, the Asherah idols, and the wooden and metal idols.

Deuteronomy 4:29

But even there you can look for the Lord your God, and you will find him if you look for him with your whole being.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them: “Pay careful attention to all the words I have said to you today, and command your children to obey carefully everything in these teachings.

Deuteronomy 32:47

These should not be unimportant words for you, but rather they mean life for you! By these words you will live a long time in the land you are crossing the Jordan River to take as your own.”

Isaiah 31:1

How terrible it will be for those people who go down to Egypt for help. They think horses will save them. They think their many chariots and strong horsemen will save them. But they don’t trust God, the Holy One of Israel, or ask the Lord for help.

Ezekiel 18:9

He lives by my rules and obeys my laws faithfully. Whoever does these things is good and will surely live, says the Lord God.

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right.” Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

2 Chronicles 20:4

The people of Judah came together to ask the Lord for help; they came from every town in Judah.

Psalm 69:33

The Lord listens to those in need and does not look down on captives.

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah answered, “The Babylonians will not hand you over to the Jews. Obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then things will go well for you, and your life will be saved.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Look for the Lord until he comes and pours goodness on you like water.’