Isaiah 51:1

New English Translation

“Listen to me, you who pursue godliness, who seek the Lord! Look at the rock from which you were chiseled, at the quarry from which you were dug!

Cross References

2 Chronicles 15:2

He met Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

2 Chronicles 15:4

Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.

Psalm 24:6

Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. (Selah)

Psalm 94:15

For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

Proverbs 15:9

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Proverbs 21:21

The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

Isaiah 48:1

Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name ‘Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel – but not in an honest and just manner.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

Isaiah 51:4

Pay attention to me, my people! Listen to me, my people! For I will issue a decree, I will make my justice a light to the nations.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who are aware of my law! Don’t be afraid of the insults of men; don’t be discouraged because of their abuse!

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!

Isaiah 65:10

Sharon will become a pasture for sheep, and the Valley of Achor a place where cattle graze; they will belong to my people, who seek me.

Amos 5:6

Seek the Lord so you can live! Otherwise he will break out like fire against Joseph’s family; the fire will consume and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel.

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord’s favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

Matthew 5:6

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

Matthew 6:33

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Romans 10:3

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

Philippians 3:13

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.