28 Bible Verses about Why Do You Do This?

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dealest thou thus with thy servants?

And why have ye brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have ye brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul lotheth this light bread.

And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why hast thou smitten thy ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

And Balak said to Balaam, Did I not earnestly send to thee to call thee? why camest thou not to me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor?

And the men of Judah said, Why have ye come up against us? And they answered, We have come to bind Samson, to do to him as he hath done to us.

And Isaac said to them, Why come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, surely she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? and Isaac said to him, Because I said, Lest I should die on her account.

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name: And he said, why is it that thou dost ask after my name? and he blessed him there.

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the male-children alive?

And David said to him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thy hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom, to his house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set my field on fire?

And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have ye now returned?

And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

And it shall be, when they say to thee, Why sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.

Now why dost thou cry aloud? is there no king in thee? hath thy counselor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

But what went ye out to see? A prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?

But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, that is God.

And Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is God.

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

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