'Dispute' in the Bible

and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;

And he questioned the scribes, 'What dispute ye with them?'

Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

Then He asked them, “What is this dispute that you’re having with each other as you are walking?” And they stopped walking and looked discouraged.

Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.

However, some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (freed Jewish slaves), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and [the province of] Asia, rose up and questioned and argued with Stephen.

Paul and Barnabas had quite a dispute and argument with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question.

When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into the barracks.

Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wished to go to Jerusalem and be tried there concerning these matters.

[When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.]

When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.

Remind [people] of these [things], solemnly urging [them] before the Lord not to dispute about words. [This is] in no way beneficial [and leads to] the ruin of the hearers.

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

It is beyond dispute that the less important person is blessed by the more important person.

And have mercy on some, who are doubting;