24 Bible Verses about Criticism, against believers

and again a multitude came together, so that they could not eat bread. And those with him hearing of it, went out to take him; for they said, He is beside himself.

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Son, why have you dealt thus with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you with sorrow.

AND the feast of the Jews was nigh, the feast of tabernacles. Then his brothers said to him, Go down from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do; for no one does any thing in secret, and seeks himself to be in public. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.read more.
For his brothers did not believe on him.

And he was in the stern, on the pillow, asleep. And they awoke him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we perish?

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and raised on the third day. And Peter taking hold of him said, rebuking him, Far be it from you, Lord! This shall not be to you. But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me! For you regard not the things of God, but those of men.

And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes; and be killed, and after three days be raised again. And he spoke this word plainly; and Peter taking hold of him, rebuked him. But turning round, and looking on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, Get behind me, Satan! for you regard not the things of God, but the things of men.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and came and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me.

Then many of his disciples hearing him said, This is a hard saying; who can hear him? And Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples complained of this, said to them, Does this offend you?

Then he came to Simon Peter; he said to him, Lord, do you wash my feet? Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you know not now, but you shall know hereafter. Peter said to him, You shall never by any means wash my feet. He answered him, Unless I wash you you have no part with me.read more.
Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head.

And he was reclining in the house, and behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?

And he was reclining in his house, and many publicans and sinners also reclined with Jesus and his disciples, for many also followed him. And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eating with sinners and publicans, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with sinners and publicans?

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans?

AT that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

And he was passing on the sabbath through the grain fields, and his disciples began to make their way, picking heads of grain. And the Pharisees said to him, See what they do on the sabbath, which it is not lawful to do.

And on the second-first sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples picked the heads and eat, rubbing them in their hands. And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath?

AND all the publicans and sinners came near him to hear him. And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

Then the Jews complained of 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, does he say, I came down from heaven?

And behold some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.

And some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoned in their minds, Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaks blasphemies? who can forgive sins, but God alone?

The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, If any one shall keep my word he shall never taste death. Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom do you make yourself?

AND when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia seeing him in the temple excited all the multitude, and laid hands on him, crying, Men of Israel, help; this is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place, and besides he has brought Greeks into the temple, and defiled this holy place.

And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose with one consent against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.

For the epistles, say they, are weighty and powerful, but the bodily presence is weak and speech contemptible.