'Find' in the Bible

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."

saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.

Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'

and said to them, "Go your way into the village that is opposite you. Immediately as you enter into it, you will find a young donkey tied, on which no one has sat. Untie him, and bring him.

Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.

This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

When they didn't find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

"I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

saying, "Go your way into the village on the other side, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat. Untie it, and bring it.

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

They entered in, and didn't find the Lord Jesus' body.

and when they didn't 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 won't find me; and where I am, you can't come."

The Jews therefore said among themselves, "Where will this man go that we won't find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"

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

Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.

Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him."

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."

He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." They cast it therefore, and now they weren't able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.

But the officers who came didn't find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

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

When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

In the temple they didn't find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

I find then the law, that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

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

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn't find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

so that I won't by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confident boasting.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

The fruits which your soul lusted after have been lost to you, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous have perished from you, and you will find them no more at all.