when Joseph and his mother saw him, great was their surprize: and his mother said to him, son, why did you leave us thus? your father and I have been looking for you with great concern.

Jesus replied, why were ye so sollicitous about me? don't you know that 'tis my business to be in my father's house?

but the Scribes and Pharisees of that place reproach'd his disciples, and said, why do ye eat and drink with publicans and scandalous people?

upon which some of the Pharisees said to them, why do you do what is not allowed to be done on the sabbath-day?

Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

then the woman finding she could not conceal herself, came trembling, and kneeling down before him, confess'd before all the people, why she had touch'd him, and how she was instantly cured.

if then you can't effect so small a matter, why are you disquieted about a much longer time?

Hypocrites, you can judge of the phoenomena of the earth, and of the sky, but why can't you discern the present times?

why can't you judge what is proper to be done in your own affairs.

then he said to the vine-dresser, you see, I have been looking these three years for fruit from this fig-tree, but find none: hew it down, why should it cumber my ground?

Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.

" why then did you not lodge my money in the bank, that on my return I might have drawn it out with interest?

if any one should ask you, why you untie it, let this be your answer, because the Lord has occasion for it.

as they were untying the colt, the owners said, why do you untie the colt?

but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?

but Jesus perceiving their malicious design, said to them, why do you practise upon me?

then rising from prayer, he came to his disciples, and finding them asleep, oppress'd with grief, why do you sleep?

however he urg'd it a third time, why, what crime has he done? I don't find he has done any thing that deserves death: I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and so dismiss him.

upon which they were frightned, and bowed themselves to the very ground: but the men said to them, why do you look among the dead for one that is alive?

and he said to them, what is the subject of your debate in the way, and why do you look so sad?

what about? said he. why, about Jesus the Nazarean, said they, who was a prophet, eminently recommended, by his doctrine and his works, to the approbation of God and of all the people;

upon which he said to them, why are you in this confusion? what is it, that your minds are so perplex'd?