18 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

And when Abner was back in Hebron, Joab took him on one side by the doorway of the town to have a word with him quietly, and there he gave him a wound in the stomach, causing his death in payment for the death of his brother Asahel.

So Joab and Abishai his brother put Abner to death, because he had put to death their brother Asahel in the fight at Gibeon.

And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

Now the men were full of fear because they had been taken into Joseph's house and they said, It is because of the money which was put back in our bags the first time; he is looking for something against us, so that he may come down on us and take us and our asses for his use.

And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and the two will become one flesh?

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.

Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.

(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)

And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?