44 occurrences

'Asked' in the Bible

“What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?”“I am not,” he said.“Are you the Prophet?”“No,” he answered.

Verse ConceptsContradictingWho Is John The Baptist?Jesus The Prophet

“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?”

Verse ConceptsWho Is John The Baptist?Acting For OneselfAnswering

So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

Verse ConceptsGod Is TruthfulWho Is John The Baptist?Jesus The ProphetWhy Do You Do This?

When Jesus turned and noticed them following Him, He asked them, “What are you looking for?”They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are You staying?”

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfRabbiTurning RoundChrist SeeingStaying TemporarilyDiscipleshipseekingfollowing

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.“Come and see,” Philip answered.

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceNazarethUncharitablenessComing To ChristUnderestimationNothing GoodBringing Men To Jesus

“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.

Verse ConceptsKnowing PeopleJesus Christ, Omniscience OfAwarenessBeforeChrist Seeing

“What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?” Jesus asked. “My hour has not yet come.”

Verse ConceptsUntimelinessNot The TimeWhat Have We In Common?Times Of The Christ

“How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus.

“How is it that You, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” she asked Him. For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessAskingJews, TheRacial PrejudiceLonelinessOutsidersSamaritansDisfellowshipDiscourtesyOutcastsMan Providing WaterJews Separate From GentilesNo Dealings

Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.

Verse ConceptseagernessTwo DaysStaying Temporarily

He asked them at what time he got better. “Yesterday at seven in the morning the fever left him,” they answered.

Verse ConceptsHourFeverAsking Particular QuestionsWhen?People ImprovedRecoveryimprovement

“Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked.

Verse ConceptsThe Healed WalkingWho Is The Doer?Carrying Other Loads

Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?”

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfChrist SeeingPeople Providing Foodautonomy

He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

Verse ConceptsChrist Knowing About HimselfIdentityIdentity In ChristTestsexamstrying

“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform?

Verse ConceptsSeeking SignsCuriosityJesus Christ, Temptation OfReasons For Faith In ChristSigns Performed By ChristSeeking A SignTesting God

Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this offend you?

Verse ConceptsAwarenessGrumblingChrist Knowing About PeopleThe Disciples WordsComplainingcriticism

Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?”

Verse ConceptsHanding Over ChristThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

They asked this to trap Him, in order that they might have evidence to accuse Him.Jesus stooped down and started writing on the ground with His finger.

Verse ConceptsFingersAffirmative ActionTrapWritingAccusations, Source OfSnares Laid For ChristTesting ChristWriting On ObjectsFingers Of People

Therefore they asked him, “Then how were your eyes opened?”

“Where is He?” they asked.“I don’t know,” he said.

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing About ChristWhere Are People?

So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.“He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”

Again they asked the blind man, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?”“He’s a prophet,” he said.

Verse ConceptsJesus The Prophet

They asked them, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”

Verse ConceptsFrom BirthIs It Really?

Then they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

Verse ConceptsWhat Do They Do?

When Jesus heard that they had thrown the man out, He found him and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

Verse ConceptsReceived OutcastsMinistry Of The Son Of ManFaith And HealingFaith In Godbelief

“Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” he asked.

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessWho Is Jesus?

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and asked Him, “We aren’t blind too, are we?”

Verse Conceptspharisees

Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingPlainnessBefore God ActsWho Is Jesus?

“Where have you put him?” He asked.“Lord,” they told Him, “come and see.”

Verse ConceptsWhere Are People?

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”

Verse ConceptsClean FeetCare Of Feetimpulsiveness

So he leaned back against Jesus and asked Him, “Lord, who is it?”

Verse ConceptsReclining To EatWho Is The One?breasts

Then He asked them again, “Who is it you’re looking for?”“Jesus the Nazarene,” they said.

Verse Conceptsseeking

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

Verse ConceptsMission, Of Jesus ChristWitnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, KingThe Witness Of ChristAssentingPerforming The TruthWho Is Jesus?Why It HappenedGod's Word Is TrueTelling The Truth

He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.

Verse ConceptsSilenceChrist Being SilentWhere From?

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away.

Verse ConceptsCowardiceFaith, Growth InJews, TheSecrecyFear Of ManMyrrhAsking PermissionJesus CorpseFear Of EnemiesTaking Care Of Your Body

When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”“Feed My lambs,” He told him.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodLambsLove, Nature OfShepherds, As Church LeaderNames And Titles For The ChristianBreakfastFeeding AnimalsChrist Knowing About PeopleThe Need To Love Christvulnerability

A second time He asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?”“Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.”“Shepherd My sheep,” He told him.

Verse ConceptsSecurityShepherds, As Church LeaderWatchfulness, Of LeadersChrist Knowing About PeopleSpeaking AgainThe Need To Love ChristConfidence And Self Esteem

He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?”Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love You.”“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfPeter, Preacher And TeacherShepherds, As Church LeaderJesus Christ, Omniscience OfFeeding The FlockLove For GodCommunicating Three TimesFeeding AnimalsChrist Knowing All ThingsThe Need To Love Christimpulsiveness

So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them. That disciple was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray You?”

Verse ConceptsHeart, DivineThe Beloved DiscipleJudas Betraying ChristReclining To EatWho Is The Doer?Christ's Love

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