Thematic Bible: Causes of


Thematic Bible








Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"


"Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain."


Then he told them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. A friend of mine on a trip has dropped in on me, and I don't have anything to serve him.'


But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."



Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at home."


But Lot kept lingering in the city, so the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters (because of the LORD's compassion for him!), brought them out of the city, and left them outside.




When they heard about a resurrection of the dead, some began joking about it, while others said, "We will hear you again about this."


the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's action.

If his work is burned up, he will suffer loss. However, he himself will be saved, but it will be like going through fire.


Then you should've invested my money with the bankers. When I returned, I would've received my money back with interest.' Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

because to everyone who has something, more will be given, and he'll have more than enough. But from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.




But the person who hears what I say but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house quickly collapsed, and the resulting destruction of that house was extensive."





Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at home."


But Lot kept lingering in the city, so the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters (because of the LORD's compassion for him!), brought them out of the city, and left them outside.




When they heard about a resurrection of the dead, some began joking about it, while others said, "We will hear you again about this."


Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have held back from you what is good.




Picking up a dog by the ears that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.


don't be in a hurry to argue in court. Otherwise, what will you do later on when your neighbor humiliates you?


But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, stop boasting and slandering the truth.

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.



I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

My brothers, some members of Chloe's family have made it clear to me that there are quarrels among you.


Instead, one brother goes to court against another brother, and before unbelieving judges, at that!






she told Abraham, "Throw out this slave girl, along with her son, because this slave's son will never be a co-heir with my son Isaac!"




But the men from Israel answered the men from Judah: "We represent ten of the tribes of Israel! So we have more right to David than you do! Why haven't you taken us seriously? Weren't we the first to talk about bringing back our king?" But what the people of Judah had to say was harsher than what the people of Israel were saying.

But the herdsmen who lived in Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen. "The water is ours," they said. As a result, Isaac named the well Esek, for they had fiercely disputed with him about it.

There was strife between the herdsmen in charge of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen in charge of Lot's livestock. Also, at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

There was a great deal of shouting until some of the scribes who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and argued forcefully, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

How can I bear the burden of you and your bickering all by myself?


Nation battled nation, and city fought city, because God was afflicting them all with every kind of distress.

Do this now, so your heart does not grow faint, and so you don't become frightened because of the rumors that are heard in the land a rumor comes one year and then after it another rumor comes the next year about violence in the land and one ruler against another ruler.

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, stop being alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

Then he went on to say to them, "Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places, and there will be fearful events and awful signs from heaven."


he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,



Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.








Do not let those who look up to you be ashamed because of me, Lord God of the Heavenly Armies. Let not those who seek you be humiliated because of me, God of Israel.


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