'Find' in the Bible

and sent them to Bethlehem. He told them, "As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him."

"Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you.

Because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.

How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren't many people who find it!"

"Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is receptive in it and stay there until you leave.

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it."

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

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

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

told them, "Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them, and bring them to me.

So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

Then they left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus didn't want anyone to find out about it,

and told them, "Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you go into it, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it, and bring it along.

Seeing in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves because it wasn't the season for figs.

Otherwise, he may come suddenly and find you asleep.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

And this will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a feeding trough."

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

When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

So I say to you: Keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened for you,

because everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door opened.

"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through dry places looking for a place to rest but doesn't find any. So it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.'

Then Jesus told them this parable: "A man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but didn't find any.

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

"After he was appointed king, the prince came back. He ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called so he could find out what they had earned by investing.

"Go into the village ahead of you," he said. "As you enter, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it along.

but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.

Then Pilate told the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything chargeable in this man."

but when they went in, they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.

and didn't find his body there, so they came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who were saying that he was alive.

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

You'll look for me but won't find me. And where I am, you cannot come."

Then the Jewish leaders asked one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we won't be able to find him? Surely he's not going to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

What does this statement mean that he said, "You'll look for me but won't find me,' and, "Where I am, you cannot come'?"

I'm the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved. He'll come in and go out and find pasture.

Pilate asked him, "What is "truth'?" and then he went out to the Jewish leaders again and told them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.

Pilate went outside again and told the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

When the high priests and the officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate told them, "You take him and crucify him. I find no basis for a charge against him."

So they threatened Peter and John even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened,

When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

"But a famine spread throughout Egypt and Canaan, and with it great suffering, and our ancestors couldn't find any food.

Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while.

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, "These fellows who have turned the world upside down have come here, too,

so that they might look for God, somehow reach for him, and find him. Of course, he is never far from any one of us.

the tribune ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks and told the soldiers to beat and question him in order to find out why the people were yelling at him like this.

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

There was a great deal of shouting until some of the scribes who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and argued forcefully, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

By examining him for yourself, you will be able to find out from him everything of which we accuse him."

I find that he has not done anything deserving of death. But since he has appealed to his Majesty, I have decided to send him.

So I find this to be a principle: when I want to do what is good, evil is right there with me.

You may ask me, "Then why does God still find fault with anybody? For who can resist his will?"

For Moses writes about the righteousness that comes from the Law as follows: "The person who obeys these things will find life by them."

but my spirit could not find any relief, because I couldn't find Titus, my brother. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find out that you are not ready, we would be humiliated to say nothing of you in this undertaking.

I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

For it is we who are the circumcision we who worship in the Spirit of God and find our joy in the Messiah Jesus. We have not placed any confidence in the flesh,

But when I could stand it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith. I was afraid that the tempter had tempted you in some way, and that our work had been a waste of time.

So let us keep on coming boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he could not find any opportunity to repent, even though he begged to repent with tears.

They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.

So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.

I was overjoyed to find some of your children living truthfully, just as the Father has commanded us.

In those days people will seek death, but never find it. They will long to die, but death will escape them.

"The fruit that you crafted has abandoned you. All your dainties and your splendor are lost, and no one will ever find them again."

But people who are cowardly, unfaithful, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."