Then Herod secretly called together the wise men, found out from them the time the star had appeared,

and sent them to Bethlehem. He told them, "As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him."

"Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you.

Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.

How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren't many people who find it!"

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and told those who were following him, "I tell all of you with certainty, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!

"Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is receptive in it and stay there until you leave.

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."

Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,

"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."

When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it."

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."

Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!'

About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'

told them, "Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them, and bring them to me.

Seeing a fig tree by the roadside, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He told it, "May fruit never come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree dried up.

So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'

Those servants went out into the streets and brought in everyone they found, evil and good alike, and the wedding hall was packed with guests.

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

Then he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.