20 Bible Verses about Why Do Others Do This?

And when Jesus knew it, he saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.

And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?

He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: Why would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye have come?

Therefore I came to you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old?

And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them.

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

He saith to them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Why? because I love you not? God knoweth.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek for a sign? Verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried so against him.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even from your lusts that war in your members?

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not why they had come together.