And why are ye anxious about clothing? Contemplate the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, nor spin:

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he issued his mandate to the winds, and to the sea; and there was a great calm.

Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not?

And when his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?

But when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have not taken bread?

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the scribes affirm, that Elias must come first?

Then the disciples of Jesus coming privately, said, Why could not we cast it out?

They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give her a bill of divorce, and to put her away?

Then he said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, even God: but if thou art desirous of entering into life, keep the commandments.

But about the eleventh hour, going out, he found others standing unemployed, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

But Jesus knew their wicked design, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

Then Jesus knowing it, said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath performed a good act upon me:

But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with an exceeding loud cry, saying, Eli! Eli! lama, sabacthani? that is, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but the one God?

And instantly Jesus knowing by his spirit, that they reasoned thus among each other, said to them, Why reason ye about these things in your hearts?

And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath, what is not lawful?

And he said to them, Why are ye so timorous? How is it that ye have not confidence?

And while he was yet speaking, they came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead; why dost thou trouble the master any further?

And entering in he saith, Why make ye this uproar, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, Why do not thy disciples walk conformable to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

And fetching a deep sigh from his very soul, he saith, Why seeketh this generation a sign? verily I tell you, no sign shall be given to this generation.

And Jesus knowing it said unto them, Why reason ye together, because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet consider, nor understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened?

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes, that Elias must come first?

And when he was come into the house, the disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast it out?

Then said Jesus unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, even God.

And if any man say to you, Why do ye this? say, That the Lord hath need of it; and immediately he will send it hither.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

shall we pay, or shall we not pay it? but he, perceiving their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone; why give ye her uneasiness? she hath performed a laudable act towards me.

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

And Jesus knowing their reasoning, in reply said to them, Why do ye reason in your hearts?

And their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking?

Then said some of the Pharisees unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful on the sabbath-day?

But why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, but observest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

If therefore ye are unable to do the least thing, why are ye anxious about the others?

And why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just?

Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! for three years have I come, expecting fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground thus useless?

Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, even God.

why then gavest thou not my money to the bank, so when I came I might have required it with interest?

And if any man ask you, Why ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, That the Lord hath need of him.

And as they were untying the foal, the owners of it said to them, Why loose ye the foal?

Then he, aware of their crafty design, said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

And he said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise up, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

and when they were exceedingly terrified, and inclined their face to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

And he said to them, Why are ye under such agitation of mind? and why do reasonings arise in your hearts?

And they questioned him, and said to him, Why then dost thou baptise, if thou be not the Messiah, nor Elias, nor that prophet?

And upon this came his disciples, and wondered that he talked with the woman: yet no one said, What art thou seeking? or, Why art thou talking with her?

Hath not Moses given you the law, yet none of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisee; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?

Which of you can convict me of sin? Now if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?

He answered them, I have already told you, and ye did not hearken: why do ye wish to hear it again? will ye also become his disciples?

Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?

Peter saith to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Why dost thou question me? ask those who have heard me, what I have spoken to them: lo, they know what I said.

Jesus replied to him, If I have spoken in an improper manner, bear witness of the evil deed: but if properly, why strikest thou me?

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

Then Jesus said to her, Woman, why art thou weeping? whom art thou seeking? She, supposing that it was the gardener, said to him, Sir, if thou hast carried him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

who also said to them, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, in the same manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Then Peter observing it, addressed himself to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why gaze ye upon us, as if by our own power or piety we had enabled this man to walk?

who by the mouth of David thy servant saidst, Why do the heathen so furiously rage, and the people meditate vain things?

But Peter said, O Ananias! why hath Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost, and secrete something from the price of the estate?

it remained unsold, was it not vested in thee? and when sold, was it not in thine own power? why then hast thou determined in thine heart to do this deed? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We too are mortals subject to the same infirmities with you; preaching to you the gospel, that ye should turn from these vain things unto the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things which are therein:

Why then now tempt ye God, by imposing a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

But Paul replied, Why do ye thus??eeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

And as we were all fallen prostrate on the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saving in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is difficult for thee to kick against the goads.

For if the truth of God by my lying hath more abundantly contributed to his glory; why am I notwithstanding judged as a sinner?

And why not admit, (as we are falsely reported of; and as some affirm we say,) That we should do evil things, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

Wilt thou then say to me, Why yet doth he blame us? Who hath resisted his will?

Nay but, O man, who art thou that disputest against God? Shall the thing fashioned say to him that fashioned it, Why hast thou made me thus?

And why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as by the works of the law. For they stumbled against that stone of stumbling;

But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? And thou, why dost thou disparage thy brother? for we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ.

For who distinguisheth thee? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou also hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Now verily therefore there is altogether a fault among you, because ye have law-suits one with another. Why do ye not rather submit to the wrong? Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

For why is my liberty abridged by another's conscience? If I truly with thanksgiving am a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

Else what will they do who are baptised? for the dead, if wholly dead they rise no more. Why are they then baptised for the dead?

and why do we also expose ourselves to danger every hour?

But when I saw that they walked not directly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to judaize?

But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then indeed the offence of the cross is at an end.

If then ye have been dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye dogmatically taught,