Quotes About Questioning

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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

That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.

They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”

“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ëFrom heaven,í He will ask, ëWhy then did you not believe him?í

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

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”

So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”

But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ëAre You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?í”

They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ëFrom heaven,í He will ask, ëWhy did you not believe him?í

So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

And they did not dare to question Him any further.

Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.

Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.