20 Bible Verses about Why Do Others Do This?

And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?”

Peter went down to the men and said, “Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?”

That is why I came without even raising any objection when I was sent for. So I ask for what reason you have sent for me.”

And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?’

and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, and preach the gospel to you that you should turn from these vain things to a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

he said to Arioch, the king’s commander, “For what reason is the decree from the king so urgent?” Then Arioch informed Daniel about the matter.

They *said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

They asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

He *said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he should be examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way.

What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?

So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.