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But why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to [visit] me?

Verse ConceptsHumility, Examples OfThose To Whom God Gives

When His parents [finally] saw Him, they were very surprised and His mother asked Him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Look, your [step-] father and I have been anxiously searching for you."

Verse ConceptsCriticism, against believersLove, And The WorldMothers, Responsibilities OfAnxiety, CauseWhy Does Jesus Do This?

And He replied to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I had to be in my Father's house [i.e., the Temple]?"

Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfBusynessNecessityChrist, Character OfHelpful ChildrenFervourInteraction Of Father And SonWhy Do Others Do This?Businessfatherhoodteenager

Now the Pharisees and their experts in the law of Moses complained to Jesus' disciples, saying, "Why do you men eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"

Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsSectsStatusTax CollectorsMurmuringDisputesGrumbling At PeopleOpposition To Christ From ScribesFinding Fault With Jesus

But certain Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law of Moses on the Sabbath day?"

Verse ConceptsComplaintsConfrontationRitualLegalismDisputesPharisees Concerned About ChristThe Sabbath And Christ

And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye but ignore the board in your own eye?

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristEyesdust

And why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and [yet] not obey what I tell you to do?

Verse ConceptsDeception, Forbidden By GodProfessingChrist Is LordCalling

And when the woman realized that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling [with fear] and fell down in front of Him, declaring before all the people why she had touched Him and how she had been immediately healed.

Verse ConceptsTremblingIndividuals TremblingTouching For HealingBowing Before MessiahHow Healing CamePeople Made KnownTelling What People DidWhy People Did Things

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not know how to interpret [events of] this present time?

Verse ConceptsDullnessThe Present AgeAppearances ofHypocritesHypocrisyDiscernmentSigns Of The End TimesEnd TimesWeather In The Last DaysSeasons Changingweather

So, he said to the orchard worker, "Look, I have been coming [here] looking for figs for three years now, but have not found any. Cut down the tree, [for] why should it waste the space [i.e., by not producing]?"

Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFelling TreesThree YearsSeeking For Concrete ThingsNo Roomspacecutting

then why did you not deposit my money in the bank? [Then] when I returned I could have withdrawn [the original sum of money] plus interest.'

Verse ConceptsCreditBanksDepositsInterestMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses Of

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you should say, 'The Lord needs it.'"

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualAsking Particular QuestionsGod's Needs

And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, 'Why are you untying the colt?'

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And Divine

And they discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say 'from heaven,' He will say 'Why [then] did you not believe him [i.e., believe his message]?'

Verse ConceptsDiscussionsNot Believing PeopleGod Acts From Heaven

So, He said to them, "Why were you sleeping? Get up and pray so you do not give in [to the devil] under trials."

Verse ConceptsReadinessBeing TemptedGet Up!Resisting TemptationPraying

And they replied, "Why do we need any more evidence? For we have heard [enough] from his own mouth, ourselves."

Verse ConceptsLipsWitness To The Gospeltestimony

So, Pilate called out to them a third time, "Why [should he be crucified]; what wrong has this man done? I have not found any reason for putting him to death, so I will punish him and [then] release him."

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing OthersWhat Sin?Deserving Death

As the women became terrified and bowed down with their faces toward the ground [i.e., in reverence and awe], the two men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living [One] where they bury dead people?

Verse ConceptsBowingProstrationBowing Heads Before GodChrist's Life

Then Jesus said to them, "Why are you [so] upset? And why are you having doubts [about me] in your minds?

Verse ConceptsDoubting The ResurrectionDo Not Be AnxiousIdentityThoughts