"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me."

"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

Presently some of the Pharisees came up to him, and made test of him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?"

"For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh?

"And I tell you that any man who divorces his wife for any cause except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;

"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell,

"For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh;

"And blessed is he who finds no cause of stumbling in me."

"It were well for him if a millstone were tied about his neck, and he were hurled into the sea, rather than he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.

"Lord," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father, and we shall be satisfied."

"Have I been so long among you, and yet you, Philip, have you not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

"And so is fulfilled the word written in their Law, 'They hate me without cause.'

"Though they found no cause of death in him, yet they asked Pilate to put him to death.

For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day's riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering."

"Then when they had examined me they wanted to set me at liberty because there was no cause of death in me.

By no means! Be sure that God is ever true, though all mankind prove false. As it is written, That thou mayest be found just in thine argument, And gain thy cause when thou contendest.

So let us no longer pass judgment on one another; rather let this be your judgment, that no one put a stumbling-block in his brother's way, nor any cause of falling.

Salute Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow laborers in the cause of Jesus Christ,

Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God.

as some indeed did recognize in part at last, that I am your cause of boasting, just as you will be mine on the Day of Jesus our Lord.

for if I cause you grief, who is there to cause me joy except those whom I have grieved?

I am giving no one a cause of stumbling in order that my ministry may not be discredited;

If, however, I were to boast more loudly concerning the authority which the Lord gave me (not to cast you down, but to build you up), I should have no cause for shame.

I am doing and will continue to do this in order to cut away the ground from under those who wish some cause for slander; and that the ground of their boasting may appear as does mine.

It is always an honorable thing to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, always, and not only when I am with you.

In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace.

For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,

For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

so that you may find me fresh cause of exultation in Christ Jesus, because of my presence among you once more.

For what thanksgiving can I render again to God in your behalf, in return for all the joy which you cause me in the presence of my God?

Meanwhile, may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as I do toward you.

Yet for this very cause I obtained mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might display all his boundless patience as an illustration for those who should later believe in him, and so gain life eternal.

For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you showed for his cause, in sending help to your fellow Christians, as you are still doing.

He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.

The gospel was preached for this cause to those who were dead also, that they might be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit.

But he who loves his brother is abiding in the light, and in it there is no cause of stumbling.

He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

These are the men, sensual and unspiritual, who cause divisions.

And another horse come forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it, it was allowed to take peace from the earth, and to cause men to kill one another; and a great sword was given to him.

And the serpent poured water from his mouth after the woman, water like a river, so that he might cause her to be carried off by the stream.