The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."

For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

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

because narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads to Life, and few are those who find it.

"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.

After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever.

But what did you go out to see? A man luxuriously dressed? Those who wear luxurious clothes are to be found in kings' palaces.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness.

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."

When the disciples arrived at the other side of the Lake, they found that they had forgotten to bring any bread;

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

"However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

And going out about five o'clock he found others loitering, and he asked them, "'Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'

saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away.

"So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting hall was filled with guests.

Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!

"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Alas, none of you could keep awake with me for even a single hour!

He came and again found them asleep, for they were very tired.

but they could find none, although many false witnesses came forward. At length there came two

When they found Him they said, "Every one is looking for you."

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.

At length Herodias found her opportunity. Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to the nobles of his court and to the tribunes and the principal people in Galilee,

"How many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see." So they found out, and said, "Five; and a couple of fish."

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

About that time there was again an immense crowd, and they found themselves with nothing to eat. So He called His disciples to Him.

If I were to send them home hungry, they would faint on the way, some of them having come a great distance."

"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.

So they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,

But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time)

"David himself calls Him 'Lord:' how then can He be his son?" And the mass of people found pleasure in listening to Jesus.

Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.

So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

Then He came and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Had you not strength to keep awake a single hour?

When He returned He again found them asleep, for they were very tired; and they knew not how to answer Him.

Meanwhile the High Priests and the entire Sanhedrin were endeavouring to get evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but could find none;

But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God.

And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

So they made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying in the manger.

but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.

On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,

And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.

But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.

Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.

But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.

whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified.

Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve came to Him and said, "Send the people away, that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food; because here we are in an uninhabited district."

After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.

"So I say to you, 'Ask, and what you ask for shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.'

"When a foul spirit has left a man, it roams about in the Desert, seeking a resting-place; but, unable to find any, it says, 'I will return to the house I have left;"

Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.

Blessed is that servant whom his Master when He comes shall find so doing.

And He gave them the following parable. "A man," He said, "who had a fig-tree growing in his garden came to look for fruit on it and could find none.

So he said to the gardener, "'See, this is the third year I have come to look for fruit on this fig-tree and cannot find any. Cut it down. Why should so much ground be actually wasted?'

"Strain every nerve to force your way in through the narrow gate," He answered; "for multitudes, I tell you, will endeavour to find a way in and will not succeed.

And when he has found it, he lifts it on his shoulder, glad at heart.

Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.

We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"

Have none been found to come back and give glory to God except this foreigner?"

Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

On one occasion people also brought with them their infants, for Him to touch them; but the disciples, noticing this, proceeded to find fault with them.

saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.

So those who were sent went and found things as He had told them.

But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.

But as for those who shall have been deemed worthy to find a place in that other age and in the Resurrection from among the dead, the men do not marry and the women are not given in marriage.

So they went and found all as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

When He rose from his prayer and came to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow.

"We have found this man," they said, "an agitator among our nation, forbidding the payment of tribute to Caesar, and claiming to be himself an anointed king."

Pilate said to the High Priests and to the crowd, "I can find no crime in this man."

But they found the stone rolled back from the tomb,

and on entering they found that the body of the Lord Jesus was not there.

Thereupon some of our party went to the tomb and found things just as the women had said; but Jesus Himself they did not see."

So they rose and without an hour's delay returned to Jerusalem, and found the Eleven and the rest met together, who said to them,

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One.

The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.

Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."

And He found in the Temple the dealers in cattle and sheep and in pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.

Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."

"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;

Next morning the crowd who were still standing about on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him.

So when they had crossed the Lake and had found Him, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven.

"Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus;

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

The Jews therefore said to one another, "Where is he about to betake himself, so that we shall not find him? Will he betake himself to the Dispersion among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

What do those words of his mean, 'You will look for me, but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

and was teaching them when the Scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been found committing adultery. They made her stand in the centre of the court, and they put the case to Him.

"Rabbi," they said, "this woman has been found in the very act of committing adultery.