28 Bible Verses about Why Do You Do This?

The Israelite foremen went and cried out to Pharaoh, "Why are you treating your servants this way?

Why have you brought up the Lord's community into this wilderness? So that we and our cattle should die here?

And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food."

The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.

Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send again and again to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?"

The men of Judah said, "Why are you attacking us?" The Philistines said, "We have come up to take Samson prisoner so we can do to him what he has done to us."

Isaac asked them, "Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you."

So Abimelech summoned Isaac and said, "She is really your wife! Why did you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac replied, "Because I thought someone might kill me to get her."

Then Jacob asked, "Please tell me your name." "Why do you ask my name?" the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.

He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met David, and said to him, "Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?"

Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this and let the boys live?"

David replied to him, "How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed?"

Then Joab got up and came to Absalom's house. He said to him, "Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?"

When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, "Why have you returned?"

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

When they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you will reply, 'Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.' Pay attention -- it is coming and it will happen, declares the sovereign Lord."

Jerusalem, why are you now shouting so loudly? Has your king disappeared? Has your wise leader been destroyed? Is this why pain grips you as if you were a woman in labor?

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings!

What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

So they asked John, "Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

He answered them, "And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'