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In the context of the Bible, the act of questioning often serves as a means of seeking understanding, testing faith, or challenging authority. Throughout Scripture, questioning is depicted in various scenarios, involving both divine and human interactions.

Questioning God

One of the most notable instances of questioning in the Bible is found in the Book of Job. Job, a righteous man who suffers immense loss and affliction, questions God about the reasons for his suffering. In Job 3:11, he laments, "Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?" Job's questioning reflects a deep struggle with understanding God's justice and the purpose of his trials. God's response to Job, beginning in Job 38, emphasizes His sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding: "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding" (Job 38:4).

Questioning Jesus

The New Testament records several instances where Jesus is questioned by various groups, including the Pharisees, Sadducees, and His own disciples. These questions often serve to test Jesus' authority and teachings. In Matthew 22:35-36, a lawyer questions Jesus, "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus responds by summarizing the Law with the commandments to love God and love one's neighbor (Matthew 22:37-40).

Jesus Himself also uses questions as a teaching tool. In Matthew 16:13, He asks His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" This question leads to Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah, highlighting the importance of recognizing Jesus' true identity.

Questioning by the Disciples

The disciples frequently question Jesus, seeking clarity and understanding of His teachings and parables. In Mark 4:10, after Jesus shares the Parable of the Sower, the disciples ask Him about its meaning. Jesus explains the parable, revealing the mysteries of the Kingdom of God to them (Mark 4:11-20).

Questioning in Faith

The act of questioning is not portrayed negatively in Scripture when it stems from a genuine desire to understand and grow in faith. In James 1:5, believers are encouraged to seek wisdom from God: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him" . This verse underscores the importance of approaching God with questions, trusting in His willingness to provide guidance.

Questioning Authority

Throughout the Bible, questioning authority is depicted in various lights. In Numbers 16, Korah and his followers question Moses' leadership, leading to their downfall as God affirms Moses' appointed role. Conversely, in Acts 17:11, the Bereans are commended for examining the Scriptures daily to verify Paul's teachings: "Now the Berean Jews were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true" .

Conclusion

The theme of questioning in the Bible encompasses a range of motives and outcomes. Whether questioning God, Jesus, or human authority, the Scriptures illustrate that questioning can lead to deeper understanding and faith when approached with humility and a sincere heart.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Question.

Greek

1905. eperotao -- to inquire of
... 5), ask...question (1), ask...questions (1), asked (14), asked...a question (1),
asking (2), asking...questions (1), question (3), questioned (18), questioning ...
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2065. erotao -- to ask, question
... 1), asked (14), asking (11), asks (3), beg (1), begging (1), implored (1), imploring
(1), make request (1), please (2), question (5), questioned (2), request (4 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7592. shaal -- to ask, inquire
... earnestly asked leave (1), greet* (5), greeted* (1), inquire (6), inquired (18),
inquires (1), making (2), medium* (1), pray (1), questioned (2), questioned ...
/hebrew/7592.htm - 6k

1875. darash -- to resort to, seek
... at all (1), demand (1), inquire (33), inquired (5), inquirer (1), investigate (3),
investigated (1), looks (2), making inquiry (1), questioned (1), require (7 ...
/hebrew/1875.htm - 6k

Library

The Tables Turned: the Questioners Questioned
... EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE; ALEXANDER MACLAREN, DD, Litt. D.; ST. MATTHEW Chaps.
XVIII to XXVIII THE TABLES TURNED: THE QUESTIONERS QUESTIONED. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the tables turned the questioners.htm

"But when we Questioned Him Concerning the End of the World...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter XIV. "But when we questioned him
concerning the end of the world? "But when we questioned ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xiv but when we.htm

His Deliverances not to be Questioned.
... Book VIII. Chapter LX."His Deliverances Not to Be Questioned. "Therefore,
if any one wishes to learn all things, he cannot do ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter lx his deliverances not to.htm

Christ's Different Modes of Reply to those who Questioned his ...
... Christ's different Modes of Reply to those who questioned his Conduct in consorting
with Sinners."The Value of a Soul."Parable of the Prodigal Son."Of ...
/.../section 142 christs different modes.htm

John Chapter xvi. 29-33.
... ask Thee." They had just said, We are sure that Thou knowest all things:" and surely
He that knoweth all things is accustomed rather to be questioned by those ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate ciii john chapter xvi.htm

Demonstration xxi. --Of Persecution.
... It happened one day, that a man, who is called wise amongst the Jews, questioned
me, saying:"Jesus, Who is called your Teacher, wrote for you, that If there ...
/.../aphrahat/aphrahat select demonstrations/demonstration xxi of persecution.htm

What Then, if a Homicide Seek Refuge with a Christian...
... What then, if a homicide seek refuge with a Christian, or if he see where the homicide
have taken refuge, and be questioned of this matter by him who seeks, in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on lying/section 22 what then if.htm

Psalm LVIII.
... speak justice? or what man if questioned about justice, when he hath not
a cause, would not easily answer what is just? Inasmuch ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lviii.htm

In Opposition to the Reminiscence of Plato and Pythagoras. ...
... For he has told us that a boy, when questioned I know not what respecting geometry,
replied as if he were perfectly skilled in that branch of learning. ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 15 in opposition to the.htm

And the Rulers of the Synagogue, and the Priests and the Levites.. ...
... And on the morrow the council sat; and they questioned them, saying: Did you plainly
see Jesus sitting on Mount Mambre teaching his disciples, and taken up ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 16 and the rulers 2.htm

Thesaurus

Questioned (57 Occurrences)
...Questioned (57 Occurrences). ... And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people
on the Sabbath?" Their intention was to bring a charge against Him. ...
/q/questioned.htm - 22k

Rising (162 Occurrences)
... Matthew 22:23 In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there
is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, (YLT). ...
/r/rising.htm - 36k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)
... Failing amid the general tumult to get any satisfactory reply, he conducted Paul
to the castle, and there questioned him as to whether he was the "Egyptian ...
/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Pastoral
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PASTORAL EPISTLES. pas'-tor-al, I.
GENUINENESS 1. External Evidence 2. Genuineness Questioned II. ...
/p/pastoral.htm - 39k

Sad'ducees (13 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Matthew 22:23 In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying
there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying, (See RSV). ...
/s/sad'ducees.htm - 9k

Question (153 Occurrences)
... And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?" Their intention
was to bring a charge against Him. ... Mark 15:2 So Pilate questioned Him. ...
/q/question.htm - 37k

Zephaniah (11 Occurrences)
... Yahweh (1:6). When the cruel Manasseh was allowed to sit undisturbed upon the throne
for more than 50 years, many grew skeptical and questioned whether Yahweh ...
/z/zephaniah.htm - 32k

Claudius (3 Occurrences)
... Failing amid the general tumult to get any satisfactory reply, he conducted Paul
to the castle, and there questioned him as to whether he was the "Egyptian ...
/c/claudius.htm - 15k

Anything (462 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). Mark 14:60 And the chief priest, having risen
up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! ...
/a/anything.htm - 34k

Questioning (65 Occurrences)
... Mark 12:18 And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising
again, and they questioned him, saying, (See NAS). Mark ...
/q/questioning.htm - 24k

Resources

What is cultural translation? Is cultural translation needed to properly understand the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

How can I stop questioning my salvation? | GotQuestions.org

Summary of the Book of Daniel - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org

Questioned: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Questioned (57 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:10
where there was a man with a shrivelled arm. And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?" Their intention was to bring a charge against Him.
(WEY YLT NAS)

Matthew 16:13
When He arrived in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus questioned His disciples. "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" He asked.
(WEY)

Matthew 17:10
And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'
(YLT)

Matthew 22:23
In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,
(YLT NAS)

Matthew 27:11
But Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.
(DBY NAS)

Mark 1:27
They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Mark 2:8
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
(See RSV)

Mark 5:9
Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."
(WEY)

Mark 7:17
And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,
(See NAS)

Mark 8:27
And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Cesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, 'Who do men say me to be?'
(See NAS)

Mark 9:16
And he questioned the scribes, 'What dispute ye with them?'
(YLT)

Mark 9:21
And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,
(YLT)

Mark 10:2
And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,
(YLT)

Mark 10:10
And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,
(YLT)

Mark 12:18
And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,
(YLT)

Mark 12:28
And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, 'Which is the first command of all?'
(YLT)

Mark 14:60
And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'
(YLT NAS)

Mark 14:61
But He remained silent, and gave no reply. A second time the High Priest questioned Him. "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" he said.
(WEY)

Mark 15:2
So Pilate questioned Him. "Are *you* the King of the Jews?" he asked. "I am," replied Jesus.
(WEY YLT NAS)

Mark 15:4
And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'
(YLT NAS)

Mark 15:44
And Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and having called near the centurion, did question him if he were long dead,
(See NAS)

Luke 3:15
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
(See RSV)

Luke 8:30
And Jesus questioned him, saying, 'What is thy name?' and he said, 'Legion,' (because many demons were entered into him,)
(YLT)

Luke 9:18
And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'
(YLT NAS)

Luke 17:20
And having been questioned by the Pharisees, when the reign of God doth come, he answered them, and said, 'The reign of God doth not come with observation;
(YLT NAS)

Luke 18:18
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
(YLT NAS)

Luke 18:40
And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,
(YLT NAS)

Luke 20:21
and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;
(YLT NAS NIV)

Luke 20:27
And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,
(YLT)

Luke 20:28
They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
(See NAS)

Luke 21:7
And they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, when, then, shall these things be? and what 'is' the sign when these things may be about to happen?'
(YLT NAS)

Luke 23:3
And Pilate questioned him, saying, 'Thou art the king of the Jews?' and he answering him, said, 'Thou dost say 'it'.'
(YLT)

Luke 23:6
And Pilate having heard of Galilee, questioned if the man is a Galilean,
(YLT)

Luke 23:9
He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Luke 24:15
It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Jesus himself came near, and went with them.
(WEB ASV)

John 1:21
And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' -- 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
(YLT)

John 1:25
Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
(WEY YLT NIV)

John 5:12
they questioned him, then, 'Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'
(YLT)

John 9:19
And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
(See NAS)

John 18:7
Again, therefore, he questioned them, 'Whom do ye seek?' and they said, 'Jesus the Nazarene;'
(YLT)

John 18:19
So the High Priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.
(WEY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 4:9
If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,
(BBE)

Acts 5:8
Peter at once questioned her. "Tell me," he said, "whether you sold the land for so much." "Yes," she replied, "for so much."
(WEY)

Acts 5:27
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
(WEB WEY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 22:24
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
(See NIV)

Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.
(BBE)

Acts 28:18
They, after they had sharply questioned me, were willing to set me at liberty, because they found no offence in me for which I deserve to die.
(WEY)

1 Peter 3:15
But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;
(BBE)

Genesis 26:7
And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.
(BBE)

Genesis 43:7
And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 8:14
And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 25:8
If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 31:9
Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Nehemiah 1:2
That Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah; and in answer to my request for news of the Jews who had been prisoners and had got away, and of Jerusalem,
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 37:17
Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 38:27
Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.
(See NAS)

Daniel 1:20
And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Cross-Questioning: General Scriptures Concerning

Questioned

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