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Jesus saw that they were wanting to ask him a question, and said: "Are you trying to find out from one another what I meant by saying 'In a little while you will not see me; and then in a little while you will see me indeed'?

"What is Truth?" exclaimed Pilate. After saying this, he went out to the Jews again, and said: "For my part, I find nothing with which he can be charged.

Pilate again came outside, and said to the people: "Look! I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find nothing with which he can be charged."

When the Chief Priests and the police-officers saw him, they shouted: "Crucify him! Crucify him!" "Take him yourselves and crucify him," said Pilate. "For my part, I find nothing with which he can be charged."

"Cast your net to the right of the boat," he said, "and you will find fish." So they cast the net, and now they could not haul it in on account of the quantity of fish.

When they had come ashore, they found a charcoal fire ready, with some fish already on it, and some bread as well.

From his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us--some one must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection."

Instantly Sapphira fell down at Peter's feet and expired. On coming in, the young men found her dead; so they carried her out and buried her by her husband's side.

But, when the officers got there, they did not find them in the prison; so they returned and reported that,

While they had found the goal barred securely and the guards posted at the doors, yet, on opening them, they had not found any one inside.

But, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them--or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!"

Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.

And, when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh found him and brought him up as her own son.

David found favor with God, and prayed that he might find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.

But Philip was found at Ashdod, and, as he went on his way, he told the Good News in all the towns through which he passed, till he came to Caesarea.

And asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorizing him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought to Jerusalem.

But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way to Tarsus.

There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.

Talking with him as he went, Peter entered the house, where he found a large gathering of people, to whom he said:

And, when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And so it came about that, for a whole year, they attended the meetings of the Church there, and taught a large number of people; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called 'Christians.'

And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.

After passing through the whole island, they reached Paphos, where they found an astrologer who pretended to be a Prophet--a Jew by birth, whose name was Barjoshua.

After removing him, he raised David to the throne, and bore this testimony to him--'In David, the son of Jesse, I have found a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my purposes.'

They found no ground at all for putting him to death, and yet demanded his execution from Pilate;

Among other places Paul went to Derbe and Lystra. At the latter place they found a disciple, named Timothy, whose mother was a Jewess who had become a believer in Christ, while his father was a Greek,

But, when the Jews of Thessalonica found out that God's Message had been delivered by Paul at Beroea, they came there too, exciting and disturbing the minds of the people.

(All Athenians and the foreigners staying in the city found no time for anything else but telling, or listening to, the last new thing.)

That they might search for God, if by any means they might feel their way to him and find him. And yet he is not really far from any one of us;

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland districts of Roman Asia, and went to Ephesus. There he found some disciples, of whom he asked:

While a number of people, who had practiced magic, collected their books and burnt them publicly; and on reckoning up the price of these, they found it amounted to five thousand pounds.

Where we found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, and went on board and set sail.

There we found the disciples and stayed a week with them. Speaking under the influence of the Spirit, they warned Paul not to set foot in Jerusalem.

And to that the High Priest himself and all the Council can testify. For I had letters of introduction from them to our fellow Jews at Damascus, and I was on my way to that place, to bring those whom I might find there prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

The Commanding Officer ordered Paul to be taken into the Fort, and directed that he should be examined under the lash, that he might find out the reason for their outcry against him.

On the next day the Commanding Officer, wishing to find out the real reason why Paul was denounced by the Jews, had his chains taken off, and directed the Chief Priests and the whole of the High Council to assemble, and then took Paul down and brought him before them.

So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teaches of the Law belonging to the Pharisees' party stood up and hotly protested: "We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel--"

When I found that their charges were connected with questions of their own Law, and that there was nothing alleged involving either death or imprisonment.

We have found this man a public pest; he is one who stirs up disputes among the Jews all the world over, and is a ringleader of the Nazarene heretics.

Where my prosecutors never found me holding discussions with any one, or causing a crowd to collect--either in the Temple, or in the Synagogues, or about the city;

And it was while engaged in this that they found me in the Temple, after completing a period of purification, but not with any crowd or disorder.

Or else let my opponents here say what they found wrong in me when I was before the Council,

But, while Paul was speaking at length about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became terrified, and interrupted him--"Go for the present, but, when I find an opportunity, I will send for you again."

But I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive.

I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

There the Roman Officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her.

So, when a light wind sprang up from the south, thinking that they had found their opportunity, they weighed anchor and kept along the coast of Crete, close in shore.

So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

When we were all safe, we found that the island was called Malta.

There we found some of the Brethren, and were urged to stay a week with them; after which we went on to Rome.

I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you-but until now I have been prevented-that I might find among you some fruit of my labors, as I have already among the other nations.

The very Commandment that should have meant Life I found to result in Death!

I do not understand my own actions. For I am so far from habitually doing what I want to do, that I find myself doing the very thing that I hate.

For Moses writes that, as for the righteousness which results from Law, 'those who practice it will find Life through it.'

And Isaiah says boldly--'I was found by those who were not seeking me; I made myself known to those who were not inquiring of me.

Just as you at one time were disobedient to him, but have now found mercy in the day of their disobedience;

So, too, they have now become disobedient in your day of mercy, in order that they also in their turn may now find mercy.

But come to you I will, and that soon, if it please the Lord; and then I shall find out, not what words these men use who are so puffed up, but what power they possess;

What! did God's Message to the world originate with you? or did it find its way to none but you?

If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the very sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;

I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my Brother; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.

Sure that, when we have put it on, we shall never be found discarnate.

Never do we put an obstacle in any one's way, that no fault may be found with our ministry.

And with many an appeal to us for permission, they showed their love, and contributed their share towards the fund for their fellow-Christians.

What we are specially guarding against is that any fault should be found with us in regard to our administration of this charitable fund;

We are also sending with them another of our Brothers, whose earnestness we have many a time proved in many ways, and whom we now find made even more earnest by his great confidence in you.

With reference, indeed, to the Fund for your fellow-Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you.

Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we--to say nothing of you--should feel ashamed of our present confidence.

I implore you not to drive me to "show my boldness," when I do come, by the confident tone which I expect to have to adopt towards some of you, who are expecting to find us influenced in our conduct by earthly motives.

For I am afraid that perhaps, when I come, I may find that you are not what I want you to be, and, on the other hand, that you may find that I am what you do not want me to be. I am afraid that I may find quarreling, jealousy, ill-feeling, rivalry, slandering, back-biting, self-assertion, and disorder.

Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith?

But the Law is not based on faith; no, its words are--'Those who practice these precepts will find Life through them.'

But now that you have found God--or, rather, have been found by him--how is it that you are turning back to that poor and feeble puerile teaching, to which yet once again you are wanting to become slaves?

And through union with him were taught the Truth, as it is to be found in Jesus.

Always trying to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.

So that, when you once more have me among you, you, in your union with Christ Jesus, may find in me fresh cause for exultation.

Joshua, who is called Justus, also sends his greeting. These are the only converts from Judaism who have worked with me for the kingdom of God; I have found them a great comfort.