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Jesus answered them, "Let me also ask you a question. If you answer it, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Verse ConceptsChrist EnquiringAnswering People

One of them, a teacher of the law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.

Verse ConceptsAttorneyLawyersQuestioning ChristTesting ChristTesting God

Now while the Pharisees were assembled together, Jesus asked them this question,

Verse ConceptsChrist EnquiringPharisees Concerned About ChristEducationpharisees

No one was able to answer [Jesus' reasoning] with [so much as] a word, and no one dared to ask Him any more questions from that day onward.

Verse ConceptsResponseNot Asking Others

And when the Sabbath day came, He began teaching in the synagogue and many who heard Him were amazed, and asked [such questions as], "Where did this man get these things [i.e., knowledge, miracles, etc.]?" and "What kind of wisdom has been given to him?" and "What do these supernatural powers he performs mean?

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristSabbath, In NtSynagogueAmazement, Of Jesus ChristChrist's WisdomChrist TeachingOn The SabbathWhere From?Teaching Wisdom

Jesus answered them, "Let me ask you a question. And if you answer it, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Verse ConceptsChrist EnquiringAnswering People

When Jesus saw that this man answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not [very] far from the kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to ask Him any more questions.

Verse ConceptsNot Asking OthersAnsweringGod's Blessings Are NearLosing CourageQuestioning GodSchoolanswers

They were questioning among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the cave for us?"

Verse ConceptsTombsRolling

And it happened after three days that they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the middle of the [Jewish] teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

Verse ConceptsLearning MethodsAskingJudaismListeningSittingSitting At The FeetChrist EnquiringFinding PeopleChrist In The Temple

And all of them who heard Him were amazed at His understanding [i.e., of spiritual matters] and His answers [to questions they would ask Him].

Verse ConceptsAmazingAstonishmentAnswering PeopleGod Has Understanding

And when Jesus left there [i.e., probably the Pharisee's house. See verse 37], the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees began opposing Him with hostility and bombarding Him with many questions,

Verse ConceptsQuestioning ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesPharisees Concerned About ChristSchoolpharisees

And Jesus answered them, "Let me also ask you a question. Tell me,

Verse ConceptsChrist Enquiring

For they did not dare ask Him any more questions.

Verse ConceptsNot Asking OthersLosing Courage

and said to them, "You brought this man to me, claiming he was inciting people to disloyalty [i.e., to the government]. And look, I questioned him in front of you people but did not find him guilty of the charges you

Verse ConceptsFaultlessnessTesting ChristBeing Misleadassertiveness

Now those who were sent [i.e., to question John] were Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion].

Verse ConceptsPharisees Concerned About Christpharisees

Jesus sensed that the disciples wanted to ask Him a question, so He said to them, "Are you discussing among yourselves my saying 'After a little while [longer] you will not see me. Then, a little while [later] you will see me again'?

Verse ConceptsA Short TimeSeeing The Risen ChristNot Seeing ChristQuestioning ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleChrist's Short LifeShort Time Till The End

Now we realize that you know everything and do not need anyone to ask you [questions]. This makes us believe that you came from God."

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Nature OfJesus Christ, Omniscience OfNot Asking OthersChrist Knowing All ThingsChrist's OriginThose Who Believed In Christ

if we are being questioned today concerning how this man with a serious handicap was made completely well,

Verse ConceptsActs of KindnessKindnessHow Healing Came

And when the apostles heard this, they entered the Temple about dawn and began teaching [about Jesus]. [A little later] the head priest and the Sadducees [see verse 17] called the Council [i.e., the Sanhedrin] and all of the ruling body of Jewish leaders together and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought in to them [for further questioning].

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersSanhedrinTeachersDaybreakTeaching In The ChurchAt DaybreakBringing People Out Of Other PlacesDisciples In The Temple

And so they brought them in [to their headquarters] to appear before the Council [for questioning]. The head priest spoke to them, [saying],

Verse ConceptsInterrogating

When Herod's search for him turned up nothing, he questioned the guards, then ordered them to be led away and executed. He then left Judea and went to Caesarea, where he stayed for awhile.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTNot FindingSeeking But Not Finding People

After Paul and Barnabas had a heated debate and argued with these men [over this issue], the brothers [of the Antioch church] decided that Paul and Barnabas, along with certain others, should go up to Jerusalem and discuss the question with the apostles and elders there.

Verse Conceptselders, in the churchBelieversVisitingDissensionDisputesMan AppointingThe Apostles In ActionResolving Conflict

And after many questions were asked [about it] Peter stood up and addressed the assembly [including the former Pharisees who were now brothers]: "Brothers, you are aware that some time ago God decided that, from among your number, it would be through my ministry that the Gentiles would hear and believe the Gospel message.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelists, ministry ofHeraldLipsDissensionDisputesMissionary ExamplesThe Gentiles ConversionPreaching Gospel To ForeignersForeigners Saved By FaithChosen DisciplesSpeaking With The Mouth

Then the commanding officer approached Paul, took hold of him and ordered him to be secured with two chains. He then questioned him as to who he was and what he had done.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

And the lad said, "The Jews have plotted to ask you to take Paul down to the Council [meeting] tomorrow, as though you were going to question him further.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Example OfInvestigating

I found out that he was being accused over questions regarding their law, but that they had no charges against him deserving of the death penalty, or [even] of being kept in prison.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersAccusations, Against Early ChristiansPeople Accusing PeopleTaking The Law To Heart

[and] you will be able to determine the nature of our accusations against him by questioning him yourself."

Verse ConceptsInvestigating

But I do not have anything specific to write to His Majesty. This is the reason I have brought him before this assembly, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after you have questioned him, I would [then] have something [substantial] to write.

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingNot Writing

After questioning me, they wanted to release me because they could not find any grounds for sentencing me to death.

Verse ConceptsPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Releasing Others

[Note: The following are rhetorical questions raised from their reading of the Old Testament]. For who has known [what goes on in] the Lord's mind? Or, who has been His advisor?

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfGod's ThoughtsKnowing God's CharacterThe MindThoughts

Eat whatever is sold in the [public] meat markets, without asking any questions [about it] for [your] conscience' sake [i.e., do not inquire about the previous use of the food you buy, because you might discover something about it that would make you feel guilty of wrongdoing if you ate it].

Verse ConceptsMarketsNot Asking OthersFood PermittedEating Meatconsciencesales

Now if an unbeliever invites you for a meal and you decide to go, eat whatever is set in front of you without asking any questions for [your] conscience' sake [See verse 25].

Verse ConceptsGuestsInvitationsSocial FellowshipPeople EatingNot Asking OthersNot Believing The Gospelporkconscienceatheismovereating

that is, for the sake of the other person's conscience, not your own. For why should my freedom [to eat what I want] be judged [as wrong] by another person's conscience? [Note: The questions in this and the following verse may mean, "it is not worth eating questionable things, if doing so would bring criticism from a weak brother"].

Verse ConceptsConsciousnessChristian LibertyReligious FreedomFreedomJudging Others Actionsconscience

And without question the revealed secret of godly living is great. [It is this]: He [i.e., Christ, or God], who appeared in a fleshly body [was] vindicated [of false charges] by the Holy Spirit; [He was] seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world [and finally] was taken up into glory [i.e., heaven].

Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsDoctrine, CommunicatedBody Of Christ, Physical BodyGospel, Historical Foundation OfHeraldIncarnationDivinity Of ChristMysteryOrthodoxy, In NtUnion With Christ, Nature OfAngels, Ministry To ChristManifesting (making Something Clear)The Mystery Of ChristChrist's NatureGod VindicatesQuestioning GodGodheadepiphanyvindicationpiety

Without question [then], the lesser [of these two persons] is blessed by the greater one.

Verse ConceptsGreat And SmallBlessing