'Reason' in the Bible

Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

because we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, and there is no good reason we can give to justify this commotion."

For this reason the Jewish leaders grabbed me in the Temple and kept trying to kill me.

They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.