wherefore

/ˈweəfɔː(r)/

Modern equivalent

wherefore, why; for which reason

What it means

Archaic term meaning 'why' or 'for which reason' (e.g., 'wherefore art thou sad?')

In the KJV

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:30