Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well."

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

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

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

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

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig tree withered at once.

So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, "So, couldn't you stay awake with me for one hour?

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

When they found him, they said, "Everyone is looking for you."

He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five -- and two fish."

She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance."

and said to them, "Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.

After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

So the disciples left, went into the city, and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Then he came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour?

When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."

So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!"

So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.

Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, "Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place."

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Then Jesus told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, 'For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?'

Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.'

Then when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.'

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again -- he was lost and is found!' So they began to celebrate.

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?"

I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

So they went and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief.

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

A third time he said to them, "Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him."

They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.

Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him."

So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated Christ).

On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me."

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about -- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

He found in the temple courts those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting at tables.

After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you."

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come."

Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

What did he mean by saying, 'You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, so he found the man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb four days already.

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,

Pilate asked, "What is truth?" When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!"

He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

"We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.