'Debating' in the Bible
One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”
Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.
Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?
But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them
The Pharisees heard the crowd debating these things about him, so the high priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest Jesus.
He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.
They never found me debating with anyone in the Temple or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or throughout the city,
But even when Michael the archangel was arguing with the devil and debating with him concerning Moses' body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"
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Bible Theasaurus
- Consider (275 instances)
- Contend (56 instances)
- Debate (19 instances)
- Debating (9 instances)
- Deliberate (4 instances)
- Fence (12 instances)