gSee 1 Pet. 2:8
Proverbs 1:28
28 aThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer;they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Luke 13:24
24 b“Strive cto enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.Romans 9:31-32
31but that Israel dwho pursued a law that would lead to righteousness ▼▼Greek a law of righteousness
fdid not succeed in reaching that law. 32Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the gstumbling stone, Romans 10:3
3For, being ignorant of hthe righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.Hebrews 12:17
17For you know that iafterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.
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