'Find' in the Bible

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”

saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me.

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

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,

And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

and *said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.

This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.

And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

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

and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

The Jews then said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?

What is this statement that He said, ‘You will seek Me, and 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 go in and out and find pasture.

Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “I find no guilt in Him.

Pilate came out again and *said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.”

So when the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried out saying, “Crucify, crucify!” Pilate *said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.”

And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

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

“Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food.

David found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he should be examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way.

And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot.

But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.”

I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.

You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?”

so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power.

otherwise if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to speak of you—will be put to shame by this confidence.

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;

This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?

For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day—and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.

Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.

The fruit you long for has gone from you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.