18 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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

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

The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we're brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys."

For this cause the Jewish leaders persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

A great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were sick.

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

For this cause also the crowd went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

The Pharisees came, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"