20 Bible Verses about Discussions

At length, he arrived at Capernaum, where being in his own house, he asked his disciples, what were you disputing about by the way?

the baptism of John, whence was it? was it a divine or a human Institution? and they reasoned thus with themselves, if we say, it was divine; he will say, then, why did ye not believe him?

answer me that. upon this they reasoned thus with themselves; if we should say, it was divine, he will urge, why then did you not believe him?

but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?

they said to one another, this is because we did not take bread: which Jesus perceiving,

an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead."

then he ask'd the Scribes, what were you debating with them?

at which they were silent, for upon the road they had disputed about precedency.

accordingly he went and conferr'd with the chief priests and officers of the temple, about the method of seizing him.

Now there happen'd to be a dispute about baptism between a Jews, and some of John's disciples:

Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures,

he disputed therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and the proselyted Greeks: and in the publick place daily with those he met.

and try'd to gain upon the Jews and the Greek proselytes:

being arriv'd at Ephesus, he left them there, and went himself to the synagogue, where he disputed with the Jews,

At length Paul went to the synagogue, where he spoke with great freedom, and for three months he conferr'd with them to persuade them of the truth of the evangelical kingdom.

but some of them being such obdurate infidels as to inveigh against the institution before the populace, he retired, and taking the disciples with him, he instructed them daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

Upon this the Jews disputed among themselves, saying, how can this man give us his flesh to eat?

having therefore order'd them to withdraw from the council, they conferred among themselves,

they neither found me in conference with any one in the temple, nor working up the people either in the assemblies or in the streets:

for want of which, some have lost themselves in frivolous disputes,