And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

And he said unto them, 'Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that is in thine own eye dost not consider?

'And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

If, then, ye are not able for the least -- why for the rest are ye anxious?

'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

And Jesus said to him, 'Why me dost thou call good? no one is good, except One -- God;

and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?

and he said to them, 'Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him.'

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

And he said to them, 'Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts?