14 Bible Verses about Curiosity
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Now the great mass of the Jews learned he was there, and they came not only on account of Jesus but to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.
(For all the Athenians and the foreign visitors to Athens occupied themselves with nothing else than repeating or listening to the latest novelty.)
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we would like to have some Sign from you."
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.
So as he sat on the Hill of Olives the disciples came up to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What will be the sign of your arrival and of the end of the world?"
Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.
Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.
Then the Jews accosted him with the words, "What sign of authority have you to show us, for acting in this way?"
Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you never will believe."
"Well then," they said, "what is the Sign you perform, that we may see it and believe you? What work have you to show?
followed by a large crowd on account of the Signs which they had seen him perform on sick folk.
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!
But he told them, "It is not for you to know the course and periods of time that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
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Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » Leads to the desire for signs
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.
Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.
Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we would like to have some Sign from you."
So as he sat on the Hill of Olives the disciples came up to him in private and said, "Tell us, when will this happen? What will be the sign of your arrival and of the end of the world?"
Curiosity » Examples of idle » The men of beth-shemesh desired to see the inside of the ark
Curiosity » Instances of » Of herod (antipas), to see jesus
Herod said, "John I beheaded. But who is this, of whom I hear such tales?" And he made efforts to see him.
Herod was greatly delighted to see Jesus; he had long wanted to see him, because he had heard about him and also because he hoped to see him perform some miracle.
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the jews » And to see jesus
Now there were some Greeks among those who had come up to worship at the festival; they came to Philip of Bethsaida in Galilee and appealed to him, saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."
Curiosity » Instances of » Of peter » To know what john would be appointed to do
So, on catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "And what about him, Lord?" Jesus replied, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you? Follow me yourself."
Curiosity » Instances of » Of abraham, to know whether God would destroy the righteous people who lived in sodom
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the athenians, to hear some new thing
Then taking him to the Areopagus they asked, "May we know what is this novel teaching of yours? You talk of some things that sound strange to us; so we want to know what they mean." (For all the Athenians and the foreign visitors to Athens occupied themselves with nothing else than repeating or listening to the latest novelty.)
Curiosity » Instances of » Of manoah, to know the name of an angel
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the israelites » To see God
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » The athenians
(For all the Athenians and the foreign visitors to Athens occupied themselves with nothing else than repeating or listening to the latest novelty.)
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » Suffering
So did a Levite who came to the spot; he looked at him but passed on the opposite side.
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the israelites » To witness the offering in the holy of holies
Curiosity » The levite looked with indifferent curiosity upon the man who was » The jews who came to see lazarus
Now the great mass of the Jews learned he was there, and they came not only on account of Jesus but to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the babylonians, to see hezekiah's treasures
Curiosity » Instances of » Of daniel, to know a vision
Curiosity » Examples of idle » Herod, curious to see Christ
Herod said, "John I beheaded. But who is this, of whom I hear such tales?" And he made efforts to see him.
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the disciples, to know whether jesus would restore the kingdom of the jews
Now when they met, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you are going to restore the Realm to Israel?" But he told them, "It is not for you to know the course and periods of time that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the people of beth-shemish, to look inside the ark of the covenant
Curiosity » Instances of » Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation
to them it was revealed that they got this intelligence not for themselves but for you, regarding all that has now been disclosed to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the holy Spirit sent from heaven. The very angels long to get a glimpse of this!
Curiosity » Instances of » A disciple, to know if few would be saved
A man said to him, "Is it only a few, sir, who are saved?" So he said to them,
Curiosity » Instances of » Of jacob, to know the name of the angel
Curiosity » Instances of » Of the jews » To see lazarus, after he was raised from the dead
Now the great mass of the Jews learned he was there, and they came not only on account of Jesus but to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.