Quotes About Challenge

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”

“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”

But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

In all, there were 276 of us on board.

And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?