Lexicon :: Strong's G2147 - heuriskō

The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged[fn] to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you find him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship him.”[fn]

“Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door[fn] will be opened to you.

“How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith.

“Anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life because of me will find it.

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

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

“When he found one priceless[fn] pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.

“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin.[fn] Take it and give it to them for me and you.”

“And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over that sheep[fn] more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

“That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[fn] He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, ‘Pay what you owe! ’

“Then about five[fn] he went and found others standing around[fn] and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing? ’

telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me.

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again! ” At once the fig tree withered.

“Go then to where the roads exit the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet.’

“Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing his job when he comes.

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me one hour?

And he came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

but they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward.[fn] Finally, two[fn] who came forward

As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced him to carry his cross.

and when they found him they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”

When she went back to her home, she found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

So they went and found a colt outside in the street, tied by a door. They untied it,

Seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs.

“Otherwise, when he comes suddenly he might find you sleeping.

So the disciples went out, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Then he came and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you stay awake one hour?

And again he came and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they could not find any.

Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

“This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”

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

The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written:

Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.

The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel.”

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’s feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to him, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent, and at that time told no one what they had seen.

“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.