And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

I did not yet know Him; but that He may be openly shown to Israel is the reason why I have come baptizing in water."

Jesus replied, "Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come."

It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.

The woman of Samaria said to him, Why do you, a Jew, make a request for water to me, a woman of Samaria? She said this because Jews have nothing to do with the people of Samaria.

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

Do not you say that it still wants four months to harvest? Why, look up, and see how white the fields are for harvest!

And that was why the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.

This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

You do not have His word (Scripture) abiding in you [actually living in your hearts and minds], because you do not believe in Him whom He has sent.

And He was saying, “This is the reason why I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him [that is, unless he is enabled to do so] by the Father.”

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

Yet none of you keepeth the law. Why seek ye to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?

But that is why Moses has instituted circumcision among you- -not, indeed, that it began with him, but with our ancestors--and that is why you circumcise even on a Sabbath.

If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

others said, 'This is the Christ;' and others said, 'Why, out of Galilee doth the Christ come?

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

Why, in your own Law it is said that the testimony of two persons is trustworthy.

So the Jews were asking [among themselves], “Will He kill Himself? Is that why He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’?”

That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins.”

So they said to Him, “Who are You [anyway]?” Jesus replied, “What have I been saying to you from the beginning?

"Why do I even talk to you at all? I have a great deal to say about you and to condemn in you, yet he who sent me is truthful, and the things that I say to the world are things that I have learned from him."

They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

The one who is from God listens to God’s words. This is why you don’t listen, because you are not from God.”

This is why his parents said, “He’s of age; ask him.”

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

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

since he was the reason why so many of the Jews were leaving to believe in Jesus.

This is also why the crowd met Him, because they heard He had done this sign.

So the Pharisees said to one another: "You see that you are gaining nothing! Why, all the world has run after him!"

“Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.

Upon which the people said to him, we have learnt from the law, that the Messiah is to live for ever: why do you say then, the son of man must be lift up? who is this son of man?

This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

For He knew who would betray Him. This is why He said, “You are not all clean.”

But none of those at table knew why he said this to him;

Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, why is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?"

If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own people. But since you do not belong to the world, for I chose you out of it, that is why the world hates you.

They will exclude you from their synagogues; why, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is doing religious service to God.

Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you.

Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me?

His disciples said, " Why, now you are talking plainly and not speaking figuratively at all.

Why, a time is coming??t has already come!??hen you will all be scattered to your homes and will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world, I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, whither the Jews are continually resorting: and in secret have said nothing. Why dost thou ask me?

Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

So Pilate said to Him, “Then You are a King?” Jesus answered, “You say [correctly] that I am a King. This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth [who is a friend of the truth and belongs to the truth] hears and listens carefully to My voice.”

“You would have no authority over Me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed Me over to you has the greater sin.”

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

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Then after breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others do?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then feed my lambs," said Jesus.

Again he asked him, for the second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then be a shepherd to my sheep," said Jesus.