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“Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them.
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“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
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The Demand for a Sign
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?
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Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
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“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
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The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
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Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
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The Temple Tax
After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
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“Yes, he does,” he replied. 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 children or from others?”
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The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
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“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
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“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
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The Rich and the Kingdom of God
Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
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“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
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When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”
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About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
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A Mother’s Request
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
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“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.”
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“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.
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Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
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When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
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“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?”
