'Question' in the Bible

He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,

At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?"

Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"

Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for Me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

No one was able to answer Him at all, and from that day no one dared to question Him anymore.

On the first day of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Where shall we make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,

he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

The scribes and the Pharisees began to consider and question [the implications of what He had said], saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]? Who can forgive sins [that is, remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”

But Jesus, knowing their [hostile] thoughts, answered them, “Why are you questioning [these things] in your hearts?

Then said Jesus unto them, 'I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

The men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you with this question: 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another that we are to expect?'"

And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?

Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

And they had no answer to that question.

And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him -- The Lord hath need of it.'

He answered them, “I will also ask you a question. Tell Me,

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [a law that] if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife and no children, his brother should marry the wife and raise children for his brother.

And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

And they began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.

But he told them, "If I tell you, you won't believe me, and if I ask you a question, you won't answer me.

So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.

You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him

Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.”

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.

Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?

Jesus answered their question by saying, "My teaching does not belong to me, but comes from Him who sent me.

However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said, “He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?

And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.

Jesus knew they wanted to question Him, so He said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’?

and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;

Now we know that You know everything and don’t need anyone to question You. By this we believe that You came from God.”

So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

Why do you question Me? Question those who heard what I told them. Look, they know what I said.”

So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

More alarmed than ever, Pilate no sooner heard these words than he re-entered the Praetorium and began to question Jesus.

Jesus *said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord.

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

"Alarmed at this question, Moses fled from the country and went to live in the land of Midian. There he became the father of two sons.

And so I came without question, when I was sent for. What then is your purpose in sending for me?

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

Since we have heard that some of our men have troubled you with their teachings, causing distress and confusion—men to whom we gave no such orders or instructions—

But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting.

For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

the tribune ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks and told the soldiers to beat and question him in order to find out why the people were yelling at him like this.

On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

But he did not doubt or waver in unbelief concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and empowered by faith, giving glory to God,

So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].

As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.

But [as for me personally] it matters very little to me that I may be judged by you or any human court [on this point]; in fact, I do not even judge myself.

With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

But now I mean his conscience, not your own. "Why, on what ground," you may object, "is the question of my liberty of action to be decided by a conscience not my own?

So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.