'Protesting' in the Bible
And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?
Then the responsible men of the children of Israel came to Pharaoh, protesting and saying, Why are you acting in this way to your servants?
Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you take an oath by the Lord, protesting to you and saying, Be certain that on the day when you go out from here, wherever you go, death will overtake you? and you said to me, Very well!
And the word of the Lord came to Jehu, son of Hanani, protesting against Baasha and saying,
But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.
And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.
And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.
But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,
When Jesus became conscious that his disciples were protesting about what he said, he said to them, Does this give you trouble?
For, protesting against them, he says, See, the days are coming when I will make a new agreement with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah;