21 Bible Verses about Finding People

Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

“He found him in a desert land,
And in the howling waste of a wilderness;
He encircled him, He cared for him,
He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.

“I have found David My servant;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord.

Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness;
I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season.
But they came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame,
And they became as detestable as that which they loved.

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’

they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.

He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).

Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Afterward Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”

If the thief is not caught, then the owner of the house shall appear before the judges, to determine whether he laid his hands on his neighbor’s property.

An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor from the Lord.

“I love those who love me;
And those who diligently seek me will find me.

“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.