'Found' in the Bible

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

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that God’s message had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and disturbing the crowds.

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

But when they found out that he was a Jew, they all started to shout in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

There we found a ship going across to Phoenicia, so we went aboard and sailed on.

So we found some disciples and stayed there seven days. Through the Spirit they told Paul not to go to Jerusalem.

When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"

Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." Immediately those who were about to examine him stepped back, and the tribune was afraid when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.

I found out that the accusations were about disputed matters in their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or chains.

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

And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

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

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

They, after they had sharply questioned me, were willing to set me at liberty, because they found no offence in me for which I deserve to die.

May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,“That You may be justified in Your words,And prevail when You are judged.”

gaining acquittal from guilt by His free unpurchased grace through the deliverance which is found in Christ Jesus.

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

and hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief; but found strength in faith, giving glory to God;

But God's free gift immeasurably outweighs the transgression. For if through the transgression of the one individual the mass of mankind have died, infinitely greater is the generosity with which God's grace, and the gift given in His grace which found expression in the one man Jesus Christ, have been bestowed on the mass of mankind.

And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

No, indeed; the solution is found in His words to Moses, "Wherever I show mercy it shall be nothing but mercy, and wherever I show compassion it shall be simply compassion."

But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God.

And as for myself, brethren, I found it impossible to speak to you as spiritual men. It had to be as to worldlings--mere babes in Christ.

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

It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, and of a kind that is not found even among the gentiles. A man is actually living with his father's wife!

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,

Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.

If, so far as I am concerned, I partake with a grateful heart, why am I to be found fault with in regard to a thing for which I give thanks?"

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

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

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

And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.

We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry.

Where can harmony between Christ and Belial be found? Or what participation has a believer with an unbeliever?

For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

We have also sent with them our brother. We have often tested him in many circumstances and found him to be diligent—and now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

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

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity].

but emptied himself [by] taking the form of a slave, [by] becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance like a man,

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

Therefore, my dearly-loved friends, as I have always found you obedient, labour earnestly with fear and trembling--not merely as though I were present with you, but much more now since I am absent from you--labour earnestly, I say, to make sure of your own salvation.

as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;

yes, indeed, and I count all things to be loss, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom of the all things I suffered loss, and do count them to be refuse, that Christ I may gain, and be found in him,

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

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

For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found pleasure in unrighteousness.

who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,

and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

By common confession, the secret of our godly worship is great: In flesh was he revealed to sight, kept righteous by the Spirit's might, adored by angels singing. To nations was he manifest, believing souls found peace and rest, our Lord in heaven reigning!

But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

So you, my son, be strong [constantly strengthened] and empowered in the grace that is [to be found only] in Christ Jesus.

Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and found to be true, because you know from whom you learned it.

They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.

For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.

and, 'Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

Where your fathers tried Me by testing [My forbearance and tolerance],And saw My works for forty years[And found I stood their test].

See to it, my brothers, that no evil, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the living God.

Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.

but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned.

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.

but God found something wrong with his people when he said, "Look! The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

nor by blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, has entered in once for all into the holy of holies, having found an eternal redemption.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

And if they had been thinking of that country from which they departed [as their true home], they would have had [a continuing] opportunity to return.

put out raging fires, escaped death by the sword, found strength in weakness, became powerful in battle, and routed foreign armies.

For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

who were once not a people, and are now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

For he received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being uttered to him by the excellent glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight;

But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;

Since all these things are thus pre-destined to dissolution, what sort of men ought you to be found to be in all holy living and godly conduct,

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son.

I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

I John, your brother, and a sharer with you in the sorrows and Kingship and patient endurance of Jesus, found myself in the island of Patmos, on account of the Word of God and the truth told us by Jesus.

In the Spirit I found myself present on the day of the Lord, and I heard behind me a loud voice which resembled the blast of a trumpet.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

Immediately I found myself in the Spirit, and saw a throne in Heaven, and some One sitting on the throne.