The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.

And, sending them to Bethlehem, he said: "Go and make careful inquiries about the child, and, as soon as you have found him, bring me word, that I, too, may go and do homage to him."

When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall find mercy.

Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.

For small is the gate, and narrow the road, that leads to Life, and those that find it are few.

Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.

He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.

"What did you go out into the Wilderness to look at? A reed waving in the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man richly dressed? Why, those who wear rich things are to be found in the courts of kings!

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';

No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and then, in his delight, went and sold everything that he had, and bought that field.

"Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.

Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."

Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.

At this, Jesus said to his disciples: "I tell you that a rich man will find it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

When he went out about five, he found some other men standing there, and said to them 'Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'

"Go to the village facing you," he said, "and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.

And, noticing a solitary fig tree by the road-side, he went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. So he said to it: "Never again shall fruit be gathered off you." And suddenly the fruit tree withered up.

So go to the cross-roads, and invite everyone you find to the banquet.'

The servants went out into the roads and collected all the people whom they found, whether bad or good; and the bridal-hall was filled with guests.

Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, shall find doing this.

Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep. "What!" he said to Peter, "could none of you watch with me for one hour?

And coming back again he found them asleep, for their eyes were heavy.

But they did not find any, although many came forward with false evidence. Later on, however, two men came forward and said: