Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him."

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it!

And Jesus, hearing it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith.

"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

And happy is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in Me."

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; because I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls;

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

and, having found one pearl of great price, departing, he has sold all that he had, and bought it.

And Jesus, having called His disciples near, said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way."

for whosoever wishes to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his soul for My sake shall find it;

but, that we may not cause them to stumble; having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the fish first coming up; and, opening its mouth, you will find a shekel; taking that, give it to them for Me and you."

And, if it happen that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that have not gone astray.

But, going forth, that servant found one of his fellow-servants, who was owing him a hundred denaries; and, having laid hold of him, he was choking him, saying, 'Pay, if you are owing anything!'

And about the eleventh hour, going forth, he found others standing, and he says to them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?'

saying to them, "Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; having loosed them, lead them to Me.

And, seeing one fig tree by the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon except leaves only. And He saith to it, "No more may fruit come from you forever." And immediately the fig tree withered away!

go, therefore, to the outlets of the highways; and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage feast.'

And the servants, going out into the highways, gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.

Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.

And, coming again, He found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.

and they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. But afterward two false witnesses, coming forward,

And, coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they impressed to bear the cross.