Mark 9:16

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He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

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  • Mark 8:11 : 11 The Demand for a Sign Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.
  • Luke 5:30-32 : 30 But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered them,“Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

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  • Mark 9:14-15
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    14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

    15When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

  • Mark 9:17-21
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    17A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

    18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”

    19He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”

    20So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

    21Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.

  • 33Questions About the Greatest Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“What were you discussing on the way?”

  • 3Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”

  • Luke 20:2-3
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    2and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”

    3He answered them,“I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

  • 18Peter’s Confession Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say that I am?”

  • 40So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

  • Luke 9:37-40
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    37Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

    38Then a man from the crowd cried out,“Teacher, I beg you to look at my son– he is my only child!

    39A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.

    40I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”

  • Mark 9:10-11
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    10They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

    11Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

  • 25Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

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    28and said,“By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

    29Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

  • 14Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

  • 27They were all amazed so that they asked each other,“What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

  • 41The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

  • 28Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

  • 14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

  • 36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”

  • 36When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

  • 10The Purpose of Parables When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

  • 32Jesus stopped, called them, and said,“What do you want me to do for you?”

  • 32They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

  • 9Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

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    3So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

    4But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

  • 19They asked the parents,“Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”

  • 21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

  • 32As they were going away, a man who was demon-possessed and unable to speak was brought to him.

  • 16I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”

  • 26He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”

  • 43Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God.Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

  • 15He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?”

  • 22The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • 23The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”

  • 26Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”

  • 22The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

  • 35And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:

  • 21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”

  • 4Then he said to them,“Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

  • 12They asked him,“Who is the man who said to you,‘Pick up your mat and walk’?”