Buscar a Deus
Buscar a Deus é o chamado mais urgente da Bíblia. Buscai primeiro o Reino de Deus. Os que buscam de todo coração encontram — porque Ele se deixa encontrar pelos que o procuram.
Buscai ao Senhor
Buscai ao Senhor enquanto se pode achar. Buscai e achareis. O Senhor recompensa os que o buscam com diligência.
De todo o coração
Buscar-me-eis e me achareis quando me buscardes de todo o coração. O Senhor é bom para os que o buscam.
Buscar e encontrar
Pedi e dar-se-vos-á. O Senhor está perto de todos os que o invocam em verdade. Quem o busca não ficará insatisfeito.
»Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν. ¦ ημιν OC
»Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω· αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται35 𝕻75ℵA,B,C [60%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC,NU ¦ ανοιχθησεται D,W [40%] ὑμῖν. Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει, καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ἀνοιγήσεται.35 C [50%] CP,HF,RP,TR[NU] [ανυγησεται (ℵ)𝕻45] ¦ ανοιχθησεται A(W) [50%] OC ¦ ανοιγεται 𝕻75B,D
»Κἀγὼ ὑμῖν λέγω· αἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται35 𝕻75ℵA,B,C [60%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC,NU ¦ ανοιχθησεται D,W [40%] ὑμῖν.
Πλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ,35 𝕻45A,N,Q,W [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ αυτου ℵB,D [0.5%] NU ¦ --- 𝕻75 καὶ ταῦτα πάντα35 A,D,N [72%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ --- 𝕻45,75ℵB,Q(W) [28%] NU προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.
ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι ¦ ζητεισαι CP καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.»
Força na busca
Buscai o bem e não o mal. Sede fortalecidos no Senhor. A busca por Deus traz renovação e plenitude de vida.
ἵνα δῴη35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ δω 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [3%] NU ὑμῖν, κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ το πλουτος 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [3%] NU τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ· δυνάμει κραταιωθῆναι διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον·
Τὸ λοιπόν,35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ του λοιπου 𝕻46ℵA,B,I [3%] NU ἀδελφοί μου,35 (88.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 (A) (7.9%) ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵB,I (3.3%) NU ἐνδυναμοῦσθε ἐν Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐν τῷ κράτει τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.
ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει δυναμούμενοι κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ, εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν·
Οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας, ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ.
Χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι, πιστεῦσαι γὰρ δεῖ τὸν προσερχόμενον τῷ Θεῷ ὅτι ἔστιν καὶ τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτὸν μισθαποδότης γίνεται.
Χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι, πιστεῦσαι γὰρ δεῖ τὸν προσερχόμενον τῷ Θεῷ ὅτι ἔστιν καὶ τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτὸν μισθαποδότης γίνεται.
Ἀλλὰ λήψεσθε35 [93%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ληψεσθαι [5%] ¦ λημψεσθαι ℵC,D ¦ λημψεσθε A,B,NU δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς· καὶ ἔσεσθέ μοι35 [98%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ μου ℵA,B,C,D [2%] NU μάρτυρες—ἔν τε Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ35 A,C,D [25%] ¦ 1 εν ℵB [75%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP[NU] πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.»