870 verses contain “ask” (in the KJV: 277, in the BSB: 760) — showing 501–600
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And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
So the high priest stood up and
asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men
testifying against You?”
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.
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
Then said
Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
Then
Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
So when the crowd had assembled,
Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the
twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be
crucified.
“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”
Pilate asked. They all answered, “
Crucify Him!”
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more, saying, Let him be
crucified.
He went to
Pilate, and
begged the body of Jesus. Then
Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
He went to
Pilate to
ask for the body of Jesus, and
Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
And they were all
amazed,
insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
All the people were
amazed and began to
ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?
At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
And when the
scribes and
Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
When the
scribes who were
Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they
asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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?
Now John’s disciples and the
Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and
asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the
Pharisees?”
And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should
throng him.
Jesus
asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not
crush Him.
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
and a crowd was sitting around Him. “Look,” He was told, “Your mother and brothers are outside, asking for You.”
And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.
And he said,
Whereunto shall we
liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
“Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Overwhelmed with fear, they
asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
And he
asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is
Legion: for we are many.
“What is your name?” Jesus
asked. “My name is
Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this
ado, and
weep? the
damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the
synagogue, and many who heard Him were
astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they
asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the
damsel,
Ask of me
whatsoever thou
wilt, and I will give it thee.
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the
girl, “
Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
And he
sware unto her,
Whatsoever thou shalt
ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
And he
swore to her, “Whatever you
ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
And she came in
straightway with
haste unto the king, and
asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
At once the
girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a
platter immediately.”
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?
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They
asked Him, “Should we go out and
spend two hundred
denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
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?
So the
Pharisees and
scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with
defiled hands.”
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that
whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot
defile him;
“Are you still so dull?” He
asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can
defile him,
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she
besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept
asking Jesus to drive the
demon out of her daughter.
And he
asked them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
“How many
loaves do you have?” Jesus
asked. “Seven,” they replied.
And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet
hardened?
Aware of their conversation, Jesus
asked them, “Why are you
debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had
spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he
asked him if he saw ought.
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He
spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He
asked.
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea
Philippi: and by the way he
asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea
Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
And they
asked him, saying, Why say the
scribes that Elias must first come?
And they
asked Jesus, “Why do the
scribes say that
Elijah must come first?”
And he
asked the
scribes, What question ye with them?
“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
And
wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
Jesus
asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From
childhood,” he said.
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
And he came to
Capernaum: and being in the house he
asked them, What was it that ye disputed among
yourselves by the way?
Then they came to
Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He
asked them, “What were you
discussing on the way?”
And the
Pharisees came to him, and
asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?
tempting him.
Some
Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to
divorce his wife?” they inquired.
And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
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?
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and
knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he
asked, “what must I do to
inherit eternal life?”
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us
whatsoever we shall desire.
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye
ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with?
“You do not know what you are
asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be
baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What
wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.
“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and
straightway he will send him
hither.
If
anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the
colt?
and some who were standing there
asked, “Why are you untying the
colt?”
Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall havethem.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
“I will ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
They
deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will
ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Then come unto him the
Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they
asked him, saying,
Then the
Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
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?
Now one of the
scribes had come up and heard their
debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he
asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
And when Jesus saw that he answered
discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that
durst ask him any question.
When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one
dared to question Him any further.
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the
scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He
asked, “How can the
scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
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?
On the first day of the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, when the
Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples
asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the
Passover?”
And
wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the
goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the
passover with my disciples?
and
whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher
asks: Where is My
guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with My disciples?’
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
They began to be
grieved and to
ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you
asleep?” He
asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a
thief, with swords and with
staves to take me?
Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men
testifying against You?”
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?
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
And
Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
So
Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
And
Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
Then
Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
And the multitude crying
aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
So the crowd went up and began
asking Pilate to keep his custom.
But
Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
Pilate asked.
And
Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
So
Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
Then
Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they
cried out the more exceedingly,
Crucify him.
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto
Pilate, and
craved the body of Jesus.
Joseph of
Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to
Pilate to
ask for the body of Jesus.
And
Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the
centurion, he
asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the
centurion to
ask if this was so.
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the
sepulchre?
They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
And
Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well
stricken in years.
“How can I be sure of this?”
Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
And he
asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they
marvelled all.
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers,
listening to them and
asking them questions.
And when they saw him, they were
amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
When His parents saw Him, they were
astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother
asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me?
wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
Then came also publicans to be
baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Even tax collectors came to be
baptized. “Teacher,” they
asked, “what should we do?”
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Then some soldiers
asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false
accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
All spoke well of Him and
marveled at the
gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they
asked.
And they were all
amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
All the people were overcome with
amazement and
asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
And certain of the
Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
But some of the
Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Give to
everyone who
asks you, and if
anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews,
beseeching him that he would come and
heal his servant.
When the
centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to
ask Him to come and
heal his servant.
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”