14 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things

We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.

and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,

"For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one."

"Moses," He replied, "in consideration of the hardness of your nature permitted you to put away your wives, but it has not been so from the beginning.

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that you are searching for me not because you have seen miracles, but because you ate the loaves and had a hearty meal.

"I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.

Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.

The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.

This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

And they will do these things because they have failed to recognize the Father and to discover who I am.

Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"