'Find' in the Bible

and said to them, "Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."

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

The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, "Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place."

"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, 'For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue to deplete the soil?'

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

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

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

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

Then the Jewish leaders said to one another, "Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?

What did he mean by saying, 'You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come'?"

I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.

Pilate asked, "What is truth?" When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!"

He told them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason's house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming, "These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,

so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.

the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,

So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?"

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.

For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

In those days people will seek death, but will not be able to find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.