Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.

Why dost thou cause me to see iniquity, and lookest thou upon grievance? For spoiling and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

for the law is torn in pieces, and there can no right judgment go forth. And why? The ungodly is more set by than the righteous: this is the cause that wrong judgment proceedeth.

Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil; and you cannot tolerate wickedness. So why do you tolerate the treacherous? And why do you stay silent while the wicked devour those who are more righteous than they are?

Why do You make men like the fish of the sea,
Like reptiles and creeping things that have no ruler [and are helpless against their enemies]?

The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.

That is why they sacrifice to their dragnet
and burn incense to their fishing net,
for by these things their portion is rich
and their food plentiful.

What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?

Is the Lord mad at the rivers? Are you angry with the rivers? Are you enraged at the sea? Is this why you climb into your horse-drawn chariots, your victorious chariots?

"You turned away in pursuit of abundance, but look at how little you found! What you did manage to bring home, I blew away! And why?' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "It's because of my house! It lies in ruins while each of you runs off to his own house!

That is why the heavens keep withholding dew from you, and the earth withholds her fruit.

For why? Before these days, neither men nor cattle could win anything, neither might any man come in and out in rest, for trouble: but I let every man go against his neighbour.

But when you present the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and sick, is it not evil? Why not offer it to your governor? Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts.

{Do we not all have} one father? Has not one God created us? Why [then] are we unfaithful {to one another}, profaning the covenant of our ancestors?

Yet you ask, "Why?" The Lord is testifying against you on behalf of the wife you married when you were young, to whom you have become unfaithful even though she is your companion and wife by law.

Did he not make them one? And the vestige of the spirit remains in him. And why did he make them one? He was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and don't be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.

“For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.

But John tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you; why then do you come to me?"

"That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,

And why do you see the speck [that is] in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam of wood in your [own] eye?

Or why sayest thou to thy brother, 'Suffer me to pluck out the mote out of thine eye'; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye.

Why, which of you, when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone?

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, [you] of little faith?" Then he got up [and] rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

"Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

what did ye go to see? a man dress'd in rich apparel? why, they that are so array'd belong to the court:

But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own followers drive them out? That is why they will be your judges!

Why, how can anyone enter the strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first of all binds the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

This is why I tell you that men may find forgiveness for every other sin and impious word, but that for impious speaking against the Holy Spirit they shall find no forgiveness.

And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"

"Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.

That's why I speak to them in parables, because "they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

Then he told them, "That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom from heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest."

"This man is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, "[Why be concerned about yeast since] we did not bring [any] bread?"

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?

why, can't you perceive, that in cautioning you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, I did not speak of bread?

Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

"That is why the kingdom from heaven may be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

and said, "That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands."

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all the day idle?

And if any one say to you, Why? ye shall say, That the Lord has need of them; and quickly will he send them.

The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they reasoned among themselves, and said, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.

But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said to them: "Why do you tempt me, hypocrites?

"Hypocrites! Why are you tempting me? Show me the tribute money." So they brought him a shilling.

why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

"Blind fools! Why, which is greater? --the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?

"You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;

This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

"Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

Here's why: I was hungry, and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me nothing to drink.

And [when] the disciples saw [it] they were indignant, saying, "{Why} this waste?

"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Then the High Priest tore his robes. "This is blasphemy!" he exclaimed. "Why do we want any more witnesses? You have just heard his blasphemy!

Peter, meanwhile, was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and exclaimed: "Why, you were with Jesus the Galilean!"

But soon afterwards those who were standing by came up and said to Peter: "You also are certainly one of them; why, your very way of speaking proves it!"

That is the reason why, to this day, the field is called "The Field of Blood."

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

"Let's go to the neighboring town," he replied, "so I can preach there, too, because that's why I came."

But certain of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit, that they so reasoned in themselves, he said unto them, "Why think ye such things in your hearts?

"Why do you reason thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your cot and walk'?

And the scribes of the Pharisees, [when they] saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees did fast, and they therefore came and said unto him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?"

And the Pharisees said unto him, "Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?"

Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.

and he said unto them, "Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?"

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, certain which said, "Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?"

And he went in and said unto them, "Why make ye this ado and weep? The maiden is not dead, but sleepeth."

King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

Then asked him the Pharisees and scribes, "Why walk not thy disciples according to the traditions of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?"

Why, then you do not allow him to do anything further for his father or mother!

and he sighed in his spirit and said, "Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation."

And they began reasoning with one another, saying, " [Why be concerned about yeast since] we do not have [any] bread?"

And when Jesus knew that, he said unto them, "Why take ye thought because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your hearts yet blinded?

Why, what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

And they asked him, saying, "Why then Say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?"

He told them, "Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully?

Why, I tell you, not only has Elijah come, but people have treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."

Then He asked them, "Why are you arguing with them?"