Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.

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

For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

He that findeth his life will lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it.

and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

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

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

And having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will find it.

But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.

And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninetynine that did not go astray.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, who owed him a hundred denaries; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.

And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

saying to them, Go m the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.

And seeing one figtree by the roadside, he went up to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only; and he saith to it, Let there be no fruit from thee hencefoward for ever. And immediately the figtree withered.

Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

And coming again he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.

and they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at last came two,

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And if I send them away fasting to their houses, they will faint on the road; and some of them have come from altar.

and saith to them, Go to the village over against you; and immediately on entering it ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose and bring it.

And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, on the street; and they loose it.

and seeing a figtree afar off having leaves, he went to see whether he might find anything on it; and on coming to it he found nothing but leaves; for the season of figs had not come.

lest coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.

And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had told them; and they made ready the passover.

And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

And the chief priests and the whole council sought for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death; and they found none.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

And this shall be the sign to you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swathingclothes, [lying] in a manger.

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

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And they who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well.

and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

And they went out to see what had been done. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.

Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a figtree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

Then said he to the vinedresser, Lo! three years I have come seeking fruit on this figtree, and have found none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And when he hath come home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.

It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.

Were there none found returning to give glory to God but this foreigner?

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth?

saying, Go to the village over against us; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; and loose, and bring it.

And they who were sent went and found just as he told them.

And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening.

And they went and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

And rising up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Christ, the king.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, I find nothing criminal in this man.

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him.

And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death; I will therefore chastise, and release him.

And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb;

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

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

And some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it to be as the women had said; but him they saw not.

And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together,

He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; (which is, when interpreted, the Christ.)

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

And he found in the temple those who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the moneychangers sitting.

Afterwards Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art made well; sin no more, lest something worse befall thee.

And having found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, Rabbi, when didst thou come hither?

Ye will seek me and not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come.

The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

What meaneth this which he said, Ye will seek me, and not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

{Joh 7:538:12: This passage is omitted as ungenuine by Tischendorf and most critical editors of the Greek Testament. It is found in some manuscripts, but not in the most ancient. It is, however, very generally regarded as a genuine relic of the teaching of Christ, though not forming a part of the fourth Gospel. I give it in the text of Tregelles, omitting the words which he incloses in brackets. Tregelles, however, does not suppose it to be genuine.} [And they went each to his house;

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and he found him, and said, Dost thou believe in the Son of man?

I am the door; if any one enter through me, he will be saved, and will go in and out, and find pasture.

Having come, therefore, Jesus found that he had been four days in the tomb.

And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon, as it is written,

Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find nothing criminal in him.

Again Pilate went forth, and saith to them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find nothing criminal in him.

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify! crucify! Pilate saith to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him; for I find nothing criminal in him.

And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye will find. And they cast it, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of the fishes.

And she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired; and the young men, when they came in, found her dead, and carried her out, and buried her by her husband.

But the officers that came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and brought word,

saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

but if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God.

Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great distress; and our fathers found no Sustenance.

who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of this way of belief, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had lain on a bed eight years, and was palsied.

And while talking with him, he went in, and found many who had come together.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.