Questions People Ask God

The Psalms, Job, and the prophets are full of questions raised straight to the LORD — in complaint, in praise, in petition, and in argument (“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD?” Psalms 13:1).

Lament and Complaint99 passages
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? Exodus 5:22
And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? Exodus 6:12
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? Exodus 6:30
And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Numbers 11:11
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? Numbers 11:12
Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. Numbers 11:13
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Numbers 21:5
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! Joshua 7:7
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. Judges 6:13
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? Judges 15:18
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? Judges 21:3
And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 1 Kings 17:20
And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, Ezra 9:10
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? Job 7:12
What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? Job 7:17
And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? Job 7:18
How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? Job 7:19
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? Job 7:20
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. Job 7:21
Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? Job 10:3
Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? Job 10:4
Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, Job 10:5
That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? Job 10:6
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? Job 10:9
Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? Job 10:10
Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! Job 10:18
Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Job 10:20
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? Job 13:24
Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? Job 13:25
And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? Job 14:3
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. Job 14:4
For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? Job 14:16
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Psalms 6:3
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? Psalms 10:1
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. Psalms 10:13
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? Psalms 13:1
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Psalms 13:2
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Psalms 22:1
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. Psalms 35:17
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psalms 42:2
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Psalms 42:9
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Psalms 43:2
Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. Psalms 44:23
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? Psalms 44:24
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? Psalms 74:1
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? Psalms 74:10
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. Psalms 74:11
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Psalms 77:7
Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Psalms 77:8
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. Psalms 77:9
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Psalms 79:5
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Psalms 80:4
Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? Psalms 80:12
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. Psalms 88:10
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? Psalms 88:11
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Psalms 88:12
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? Psalms 88:14
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? Psalms 89:46
Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? Psalms 89:47
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. Psalms 89:48
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? Psalms 89:49
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. Psalms 90:11
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? Psalms 94:3
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? Psalms 94:4
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Psalms 119:82
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? Psalms 119:84
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? Psalms 130:3
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, Isaiah 6:11
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. Isaiah 38:15
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. Isaiah 58:3
Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? Isaiah 63:11
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? Isaiah 63:12
That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? Isaiah 63:13
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? Isaiah 63:15
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. Isaiah 63:17
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? Isaiah 64:12
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. Jeremiah 5:3
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. Jeremiah 6:10
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? Jeremiah 8:19
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. Jeremiah 12:4
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? Jeremiah 14:8
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. Jeremiah 14:9
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! Jeremiah 14:19
Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. Jeremiah 14:22
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? Jeremiah 15:18
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. Jeremiah 18:20
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? Jeremiah 20:18
Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? Lamentations 2:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? Lamentations 5:20
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? Ezekiel 20:49
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. Jonah 4:2
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. Habakkuk 1:3
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? Matthew 26:22
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. Matthew 26:25
And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? Mark 4:38
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? Mark 14:19
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? John 12:38
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? Romans 10:16
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Revelation 6:10
Petition and Guidance116 passages
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? Genesis 15:2
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? Genesis 15:8
Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Genesis 19:20
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? Exodus 3:11
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? Exodus 3:13
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. Exodus 17:4
For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. Exodus 33:16
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? Joshua 5:14
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? Judges 1:1
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. Judges 6:15
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? Judges 13:17
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first. Judges 20:18
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.) Judges 20:23
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. Judges 20:28
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 1 Samuel 14:37
Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 1 Samuel 23:2
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 1 Samuel 23:11
Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. 1 Samuel 23:12
And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 1 Samuel 30:8
And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 Samuel 2:1
And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 2 Samuel 5:19
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 1 Kings 3:9
And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 1 Chronicles 14:10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? 2 Chronicles 1:10
O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 2 Chronicles 20:12
How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. Job 13:23
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? Job 17:3
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? Psalms 15:1
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Psalms 19:12
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Psalms 39:7
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. Psalms 53:6
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalms 56:8
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? Psalms 56:13
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Psalms 60:9
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? Psalms 60:10
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Psalms 85:5
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? Psalms 85:6
Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. Psalms 90:13
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Psalms 101:2
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Psalms 108:10
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? Psalms 108:11
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? Psalms 115:2
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: Isaiah 40:6
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? Isaiah 51:9
Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? Isaiah 51:10
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. Hosea 9:14
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? Joel 2:17
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? Micah 6:6
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Micah 6:7
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? Matthew 9:14
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Matthew 11:3
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? Matthew 13:10
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? Matthew 15:12
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? Matthew 15:33
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? Matthew 17:10
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? Matthew 17:19
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Matthew 18:1
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Matthew 18:21
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Matthew 19:16
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Matthew 19:18
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Matthew 19:20
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? Matthew 19:27
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Matthew 24:3
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? Matthew 25:37
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Matthew 25:38
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? Matthew 25:39
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Matthew 25:44
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? Matthew 26:17
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? Mark 6:37
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? Mark 8:4
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? Mark 9:11
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? Mark 9:28
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Mark 10:17
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? Mark 12:28
Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? Mark 13:4
And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? Mark 14:12
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? John 6:25
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? John 6:28
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? John 6:30
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? John 7:20
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? John 8:5
Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. John 8:19
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. John 8:25
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? John 8:33
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? John 8:48
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? John 8:53
Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? John 8:57
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? John 9:2
He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? John 9:36
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? John 9:40
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. John 10:24
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? John 11:8
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? John 12:34
Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? John 13:6
He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? John 13:25
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. John 13:36
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. John 13:37
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? John 14:5
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? John 14:22
And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? John 18:22
Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? John 18:33
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? John 18:35
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. John 18:37
Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. John 18:38
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. John 19:9
Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? John 19:10
Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. John 21:12
Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? John 21:20
Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? John 21:21
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Acts 1:6
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. Acts 9:5
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. Acts 9:6
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. Acts 10:4
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. Acts 22:8
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. Acts 22:10
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. Acts 26:15
Worship and Praise39 passages
And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Genesis 16:13
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exodus 15:11
O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? Deuteronomy 3:24
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 2 Samuel 7:18
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? 2 Samuel 7:19
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant. 2 Samuel 7:20
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 2 Samuel 7:23
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? 2 Samuel 22:32
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? 1 Kings 8:27
And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 1 Chronicles 11:19
And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 1 Chronicles 17:16
What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 1 Chronicles 17:18
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 1 Chronicles 17:21
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. 1 Chronicles 29:14
But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! 2 Chronicles 6:18
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 2 Chronicles 20:6
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 2 Chronicles 20:7
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psalms 8:4
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? Psalms 18:31
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? Psalms 35:10
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. Psalms 73:25
Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? Psalms 76:7
Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Psalms 77:13
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Psalms 89:6
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Psalms 89:8
Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise? Psalms 106:2
What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? Psalms 116:12
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? Psalms 139:7
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? Psalms 139:21
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Isaiah 63:1
Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? Isaiah 63:2
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. Jeremiah 10:7
Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? Jeremiah 16:20
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. Hosea 14:8
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Micah 7:18
Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? Habakkuk 3:8
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. John 6:68
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Hebrews 2:6
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. Revelation 15:4
Reasoning and Intercession62 passages
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Genesis 18:23
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? Genesis 18:24
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? Genesis 18:25
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. Genesis 18:28
But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? Genesis 20:4
Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. Genesis 20:5
And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Exodus 32:11
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Exodus 32:12
Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? Numbers 11:22
And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? Numbers 16:22
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? Joshua 7:9
And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 1 Samuel 16:2
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 2 Samuel 24:17
And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 1 Chronicles 21:17
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? Ezra 9:14
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Job 40:4
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? Psalms 6:5
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Psalms 30:9
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Psalms 44:21
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. Psalms 56:7
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? Psalms 94:20
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Jeremiah 12:1
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? Ezekiel 9:8
And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? Ezekiel 11:13
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. Amos 7:2
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. Amos 7:5
Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. Habakkuk 1:12
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? Habakkuk 1:13
And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? Habakkuk 1:14
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? Habakkuk 1:17
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, Malachi 1:2
Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. Malachi 1:7
Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. Malachi 2:14
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? Malachi 2:17
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Malachi 3:7
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? Malachi 3:13
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Matthew 3:14
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Matthew 7:22
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. Matthew 12:10
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Matthew 15:2
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? Matthew 19:3
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Matthew 19:7
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? Matthew 21:16
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? Matthew 21:23
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? Matthew 22:17
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Matthew 22:28
Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Matthew 22:36
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? Matthew 26:62
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? Matthew 26:68
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. Matthew 27:11
Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? Matthew 27:13
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Mark 2:18
And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? Mark 2:24
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? Mark 5:31
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. Mark 10:2
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? Mark 11:28
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Mark 12:14
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. Mark 12:15
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. Mark 12:23
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? Mark 14:60
But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? Mark 14:61