'Found' in the Bible

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

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy 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.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.

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

And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two,

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them , that he might bear his cross.

and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.

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

And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.

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

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

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.

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

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

and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.

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

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.

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

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

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

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto 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 had lost.

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

But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found.

Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?

And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto 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 Christ a king.

and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

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

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

And he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

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

And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost: and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

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

Now there came a famine over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there.

And when they had gone through the whole island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;

And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will.

And though they found no cause of death in him , yet asked they of Pilate that he should be slain.

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. What therefore ye worship in ignorance, this I set forth unto you.

And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them;

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:

And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

And having found the disciples, we tarried there seven days: and these said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not set foot in Jerusalem.

whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia--

Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.

God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, hath found according to the flesh?

and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death:

And Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I became manifest unto them that asked not of me.

Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be'strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of mine own, even that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:

For yourselves, brethren, know our entering in unto you, that it hath not been found vain: