18 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things

not as Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. And for what did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's things were righteous.

And Abner returned to Hebron. And Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him privately. And he struck him there in the belly, and he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

And Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house. And they said, Because of the silver that was returned in our sacks at the first time we are brought in, to throw himself on us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.

and said, For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and shall cling to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh?

For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife.

"For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh."

He said to them, Because of your hard-heartedness Moses allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.

Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek Me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needs.

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His miracles which He did on the sick ones.

He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.

Because of this the crowd also met Him, because they heard that He had done this miracle.

And they will do these things to you because they have not known the Father nor Me.

And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying to Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?