21 Bible Verses about Complaints

Do all things without murmurings or disputes:

Not that I mention this with a view to my indigence: for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am, to be content.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-wards.

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and perished by the destroyer. Now all these things happened unto them as examples, but they are written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages are come.

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

And their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath, what is not lawful?

Then said some of the Pharisees unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day?

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, Why do not thy disciples walk conformable to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but the one God?

And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertains sinners, and eateth with them.

Then the Jews murmured against him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how then saith this man, That I came down from heaven? Jesus answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves.

NOW in those days, when the disciples were multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian proselytes against the Hebrews, because their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution.

Then Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If indeed this was now a matter of injustice, or wicked knavery, with reason I should hear you patiently; but if it be merely a controversy about the word, and names, and a law peculiar to yourselves, settle it yourselves: for I will be no judge of these matters.

But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.

And when they all saw it, they murmured, saying, That he is gone to lodge with a man, a notorious sinner.

These men are murmurers, complainers at their lot in life, walking after their own corrupt passions; and their mouth utters hyperbolically pompous expressions, pretending high personal admiration, in order to make their advantage.