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Romans 3:11

There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

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ASV

There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

KJV

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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οὐκouknoneG3756 →
ἔστινestinthere isG1510 →
ὁhowhoG3588 →
συνίων,suniōnis understanding,G4920 →
οὐκouknoneG3756 →
ἔστινestinthere isG1510 →
ὁhowhoG3588 →
ἐκζητῶνekzētōnis seeking afterG1567 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
θεόν·theonGod;G2316 →

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Psalms 14:2–4The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Psalms 14:2The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.Hosea 7:10Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Isaiah 65:1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’Romans 1:31They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.Proverbs 1:22“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?Proverbs 1:29–30For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.Zephaniah 1:6and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

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