20 Bible Verses about Disputes

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? Jesus hearing, says to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And the Pharisees continued to say to Him, Behold what they are doing on the Sabbath, which is not lawful. And He said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, and those with him?

And He came into Capernaum.And He being in the house asked them, What were you disputing about to one another in the way? And they were silent: for they were disputing to one another in the way, who was the greater. And sitting down, He called the twelve; and says to them, If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

And they send to Him certain ones of the Pharisees and Herodians, that they may catch Him with speech.

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

And their scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring to His disciples, saying, Wherefore do you eat and drink with publicans and, sinners?

And certain ones of the Pharisees said to them, Why are you doing that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?

Then the Pharisees said to Him, Thou art testifying concerning thyself; Thy testimony is not true. And Jesus responded and said to them,

And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen,

and he was speaking and arguing against the Hellenists, and they undertook to kill him.

And when Peter went tip to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision interviewed him, say

And there being no small contention and disputation to Paul and Barnabas against them, they delegated Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this question.

And there being much disputation, Peter, having arisen, said to them, Men, brethren, you know that from ancient days God chose among you, that the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel through my mouth, and believe.

Then indeed he spoke to the Jews, and to the worshipers in the synagogue, and to those incidentally meeting him every day in the forum.

And having come into the synagogue, he preached boldly three months, expounding and persuading them as to the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when some were becoming hardened and disbelieving, speaking evil of the way in the presence of the multitude, departing from them he separated his disciples, daily expounding in the school of Tyrannus.

And he speaking this, there was a dissension of the Pharisees and Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees indeed say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there was a great clamor: and certain ones of the scribes on the part of the Pharisees, rising up, continued to strive, saying, We find nothing evil in this man: but has a spirit or an angel spoken to him?

Neither did they find me in the temple disputing with any one, or causing an excitement of the multitude, neither in the synagogues, nor throughout the city:

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Which one of you having a matter dares to go to law with another before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smallest judgments? Do you not know that we shall judge angels, not indeed matters of this life?read more.
Then if indeed you have judgments appertaining to this life, do you sit those down who are little esteemed in the church? I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother? But does brother go to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers? Indeed it is already altogether a small matter to you, that you have law-suits one with another. Why do you not rather stiffer injustice? why are you not rather defrauded?

But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed over the body of Moses, did not dare to bring against him a judgment of blasphemy, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.