21 Bible Verses about Complaints

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented.

In every circumstance be thankful; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them as examples: and are written for our admonition, on whom the last ages are come.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

And the scribes and pharisees, when they saw Him eating with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, What is the meaning that He eateth with publicans and sinners?

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

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

And the pharisees said to Him, See, why do they what is not lawful to be done on the sabbath-day?

And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

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

Then the pharisees and the scribes ask Him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but eat without washing their hands?

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

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.

The Jews then murmured about Him; because He said, I am the bread that came down from heaven. And they said to one another, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we knew? How then does He say, I came down from heaven? Jesus therefore said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

Now in those days, as the number of disciples increased, there rose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.

And when Paul was going to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were indeed an act of injustice, or some wicked crime, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you. But if it be a question about words, and names, and your law, settle it yourselves; for I will be no judge of these matters.

But Martha, being perplexed about much serving, came to Him and said, Lord, dost thou not regard it, that my sister has left me to serve alone? speak to her therefore that she may help me.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone to be guest with a wicked man.

These are murmurers, complainers, who walk according to their own irregular desires; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, with admiration of certain persons for some advantage of their own.