23 Bible Verses about Criticism, against believers

And He comes into a house; and the multitude come together again so they are not able to eat bread. And those along with Him hearing came out to arrest Him: for they continued to say, He is beside Himself.

And seeing Him they were astonished, and His mother said to Him; Child, why did you thus do unto us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee, sorrowful.

And the feast of the Jews, tabernacles, was nigh. Then His brothers said to Him; Depart hence, and go into Judea; in order that thy disciples shall see thy works which thou art doing. For no one does anything in secret, and Himself seeks to be public. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.read more.
For His brothers were not believing on Him.

And He was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awaken Him, and say to Him; Teacher, is there no care to thee that we perish?

And from this time Jesus began to show to His disciples, that it behooves Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and the chief priest and the scribes, and to be killed, and rise the third day. And Peter taking Him to him, began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord; because this shall not be unto thee. And turning He said to Peter, Get behind me, adversary: thou art my stumbling-block; because thou art not thinking about the things of God, but those of men.

And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise. And He was boldly speaking the word. And Peter taking Him to him began to rebuke Him. And He turning and seeing His disciples rebuked Peter, and says, Get behind me, adversary: because thou art not thinking the things of God, but those of men.

and Martha was very busy about much serving. And standing over Him, she said, Lord, is there no care to thee that my sister has left me to serve alone? then say to her that she must assist me.

Then many of His disciples, hearing, said, This is a hard sermon; who is able to hear it? And Jesus knowing in Himself that His disciples are murmuring concerning it, said to them, Does this offend you?

Then He comes to Simon Peter; he says to Him; Lord, do you wash my feet? Jesus responded and said to him, What I do you know not now; but shall understand hereafter. Peter says to Him, You may never wash my feet. Jesus responded to him, If I wash thee not, thou hast not part with me.read more.
And Simon Peter says to Him, Lord, not only my feet, but my hands and my head.

And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples. And the Pharisees seeing, said to His disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?

And it came to pass, while He was sitting at the table in his house, and many publicans and sinners were sitting along with Jesus and his disciples: for they were many, and they followed Him. And the scribes and Pharisees, seeing Him eating with the publicans and sinners, were saying to His disciples, Why does He eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him. And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?

At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath through the cornfields; and His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears, and eat. And the Pharisees, seeing, said to Him, Behold thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.

And it came to pass, that He was traveling through the corn-fields on the Sabbath-day; and His disciples began to make the journey plucking the ears. And the Pharisees continued to say to Him, Behold what they are doing on the Sabbath, which is not lawful.

And it came to pass on the second Sabbath, He was going through the cornfields; and His disciples were plucking the ears, and eating, shelling them out with their hands. And certain ones of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?

And all the publicans and sinners were drawing nigh to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying, that, He receives sinners, and eats with them.

Then the Jews were murmuring concerning Him, because He said, I am the bread having come down from heaven, and they continued to say, Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how does He now say; I have come down from heaven?

And behold, certain ones of the scribes said among themselves; This man blasphemeth.

And certain ones of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why does He speak blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except the one God?

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, Who is this one who speaketh blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except God only?

The Jews said to Him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham and the prophets are dead; and thou sayest, If any one may keep my word, he may never taste death. Whether art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom do you make yourself?

But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews of one accord arose up against Paul, and led him to the tribunal, saying, This one persuades men to worship God contrary to law.

Because they say, His letters are indeed weighty and powerful; but the presence of his body is weak, and his speech contemptible.