"For what"

1. Deut. 3: 24
     24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?
2. Deut. 4: 7
     7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
3. 1 Sam. 26: 18
     18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
4. 1 Sam. 28: 13
     13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
5. 1 Kgs. 19: 20
     20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
6. Neh. 2: 4
     4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
7. Job 21: 21
     21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
8. Job 27: 8
     8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
9. Job 31: 2
     2 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
10. Eccl. 2: 12, 22
      12 ¶ And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
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      22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
11. Eccl. 6: 8
      8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
12. Jer. 9: 12
      12 ¶ Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
13. Lam. 2: 13
      13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
14. Matt. 7: 2
      2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
15. Matt. 16: 26
      26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
16. Mark 8: 36
      36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
17. Luke 8: 47
      47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
18. Luke 9: 25
      25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
19. John 5: 19
      19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20. John 13: 28
      28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
21. Acts 10: 29
      29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?
22. Rom. 3: 3
      3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
23. Rom. 4: 3
      3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
24. Rom. 7: 15
      15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
25. Rom. 8: 3, 24
      3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
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      24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
26. 1 Cor. 2: 11
      11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
27. 1 Cor. 5: 12
      12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
28. 1 Cor. 7: 16
      16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
29. 2 Cor. 6: 14
      14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
30. 2 Cor. 12: 13
      13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
31. 1 Thes. 2: 19
      19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
32. 1 Thes. 3: 9
      9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
33. Heb. 12: 7
      7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
34. James 4: 14
      14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
35. 1 Pet. 2: 20
      20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
36. 2 Ne. 25: 27
      27 Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against him when the law ought to be done away.
37. 2 Ne. 33: 15
      15 For what I seal on earth, shall be brought against you at the judgment bar; for thus hath the Lord commanded me, and I must obey. Amen.
38. Jarom 1: 2
      2 And as these plates are small, and as these things are written for the intent of the benefit of our brethren the Lamanites, wherefore, it must needs be that I write a little; but I shall not write the things of my prophesying, nor of my revelations. For what could I write more than my fathers have written? For have not they revealed the plan of salvation? I say unto you, Yea; and this sufficeth me.
39. Mosiah 13: 1
      1 And now when the king had heard these words, he said unto his priests: Away with this fellow, and slay him; for what have we to do with him, for he is mad.
40. Alma 5: 10, 59
      10 And now I ask of you on what conditions are they saved? Yea, what grounds had they to hope for salvation? What is the cause of their being loosed from the bands of death, yea, and also the chains of hell?
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      59 For what shepherd is there among you having many sheep doth not watch over them, that the wolves enter not and devour his flock? And behold, if a wolf enter his flock doth he not drive him out? Yea, and at the last, if he can, he will destroy him.
41. Alma 19: 14
      14 Now Ammon seeing the Spirit of the Lord poured out according to his prayers upon the Lamanites, his brethren, who had been the cause of so much mourning among the Nephites, or among all the people of God because of their iniquities and their traditions, he fell upon his knees, and began to pour out his soul in prayer and thanksgiving to God for what he had done for his brethren; and he was also overpowered with joy; and thus they all three had sunk to the earth.
42. Alma 31: 37
      37 And after that they did separate themselves one from another, taking no thought for themselves what they should eat, or what they should drink, or what they should put on.
43. 3 Ne. 14: 2
      2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
44. Morm. 9: 27
      27 O then despise not, and wonder not, but hearken unto the words of the Lord, and ask the Father in the name of Jesus for what things soever ye shall stand in need. Doubt not, but be believing, and begin as in times of old, and come unto the Lord with all your heart, and work out your own salvation with fear and trembling before him.
45. D&C 1: 7
      7 Wherefore, fear and tremble, O ye people, for what I the Lord have decreed in them shall be fulfilled.
46. D&C 6: 14
      14 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast inquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.
47. D&C 38: 26
      26 For what man among you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou here; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there—and looketh upon his sons and saith I am just?
48. D&C 46: 8
      8 Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given;
49. D&C 84: 81
      81 Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.
50. D&C 88: 33
      33 For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift.
51. D&C 117: 4
      4 Let them repent of all their sins, and of all their covetous desires, before me, saith the Lord; for what is property unto me? saith the Lord.
52. D&C 127: 2
      2 And as for the perils which I am called to pass through, they seem but a small thing to me, as the envy and wrath of man have been my common lot all the days of my life; and for what cause it seems mysterious, unless I was ordained from before the foundation of the world for some good end, or bad, as you may choose to call it. Judge ye for yourselves. God knoweth all these things, whether it be good or bad. But nevertheless, deep water is what I am wont to swim in. It all has become a second nature to me; and I feel, like Paul, to glory in tribulation; for to this day has the God of my fathers delivered me out of them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.
53. JS-H 1: 63
      63 Sometime in this month of February, the aforementioned Mr. Martin Harris came to our place, got the characters which I had drawn off the plates, and started with them to the city of New York. For what took place relative to him and the characters, I refer to his own account of the circumstances, as he related them to me after his return, which was as follows: