Questions that Jesus Asked in the Four Gospels

Below is a list of questions that Jesus asked in the gospels.  See how many answers you can apply to your life and walk with the Lord.

 

1. Matthew 6:28

28 “And why do you worry about clothes?

 

2. Matthew 12:48-49

48 He replied to him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

 

3. Matthew 16:13-15

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"  14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 

 

4. Matthew 18:1

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

 

5. Matthew 19:16-18

16 Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?" 17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."  18 "Which ones?" the man inquired.

 

6. Matthew 21:10-11

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

 

7. Matthew 21:23

23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"

 

8. Matthew 21:24-25

24 Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John's baptism-where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?"

 

9. Matthew 26:67-68

Others slapped him 68 and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?"

 

10. Mark 1:23-24

24 "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are-the Holy One of God!"

 

11. Mark 2:6-7

7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

 

12. Mark 5:30

30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" 

 

13. Luke 12:14-15

14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"  15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 

 

14. Luke 12:24-26

25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

 

15. Luke 22:27-28

27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

 

16. John 9:36-37

36 "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." 37 Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you." 

 

17. John 18:23-24

23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"

 

18. John 20:15

15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"

 

19. Matthew 5:46-48

46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

 

20. Matthew 16:26

26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

 

21. Matthew 17:25

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes-from their own sons or from others?" 

 

22. Matthew 18:12-13

12 "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?”

 

23. Matthew 19:20

20 "All these I have kept," the young man said. "What do I still lack?"

 

24. Matthew 20:21-22

21 "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." 22 "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We can," they answered.

 

25. Matthew 20:32-33

32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked. 33 "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."

 

26. Matthew 21:28

28 "What do you think?”

 

27. Matthew 22:41-43

42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied. 43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'?

 

28. Mark 4:30

30 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

 

29. Mark 5:9

9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"

 

30. Mark 9:33-34

33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?"  34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

 

31. Mark 10:3

3 "What did Moses command you?" he replied.

 

32. Mark 10:51

51 "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

 

33. Luke 24:17-19

17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?" 19 "What things?" he asked.

 

34. John 1:37-39

38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi" (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 "Come," he replied, "and you will see."

 

35. John 5:46-47

46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?"

 

36. John 6:61-63

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? 62 What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!”

 

37. John 18:38

38 "What is truth?" Pilate asked.

 

38. John 21:21-23

21 When Peter saw him, he asked, "Lord, what about him?" 22 Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me."  23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"

 

39. Matthew 7:3-4

3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

 

40. Matthew 8:26

26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"

 

41. Matthew 9:4-5

4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

 

42. Matthew 9:10-11

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"

 

43. Matthew 13:10

10 The disciples came to him and asked, "Why do you speak to the people in parables?"

 

44. Matthew 14:31

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"

 

45. Matthew 15:1-2

1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"

 

46. Matthew 15:3

3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

 

47. Matthew 16:8-11

Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

 

48. Matthew 17:10

10 The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

 

49. Matthew 17:19

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

 

50. Matthew 19:7

7 "Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"

 

51. Matthew 19:17

17 "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments."

 

52. Matthew 22:18-19

18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

 

53. Matthew 26:8

8 When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked.

 

54. Matthew 26:10

10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you bothering this woman?”

 

55. Matthew 27:46

46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi,  lama sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

 

56. Mark 2:8-9

8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things?

 

57. Mark 2:24

24 The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

 

58. Mark 4:40

40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" 

 

59. Mark 5:39-40

39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep."  40 But they laughed at him.

 

60. Mark 8:12

12 He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it." 

 

61. Mark 9:12

12 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?

 

62. Mark 9:28

28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

 

63. Mark 10:18

18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good-except God alone.

 

64. Mark 12:15

15 “Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked.

 

65. Luke 2:49-50

49 "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"

 

66. Luke 5:30

30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"

 

67. Luke 6:46-47

46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?”

 

68. Luke 12:57-58

57 "Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?”

 

69. Luke 22:46

46 "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them.

 

70. Luke 24:38-39

38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." 

 

71.John 2:4

4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."

 

72. John 4:27

27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

 

73. John 7:19

19 Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill me?"

 

74. John 7:23-24

23 Now if a child can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me for healing the whole man on the Sabbath? 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment."

 

75. John 8:22

22 This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"

 

76. John 8:43-47

43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me? 47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God." 

 

77. John 10:34-37

34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are gods'? 35 If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came-and the Scripture cannot be broken- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

 

78. John 13:37

37 Peter asked, "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

 

79. John 14:22

22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"

 

80. John 18:20-21

21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."

 

81. John 18:23-24

23 "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?"

 

82. John 20:15

15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"

 

83. Matthew 24:3

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

 

84. Mark 3:33

33 "Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked.

 

85. Mark 14:64-65

64 "You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" They all condemned him as worthy of death.

 

86. John 11:56-57

56 They kept looking for Jesus, and as they stood in the temple area they asked one another, "What do you think? Isn't he coming to the Feast at all?"

 

87. Mark 9:31-32

32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.