Thematic Bible: Causes of
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Care » Causes of » Responsibility for husband or wife
And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.'
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But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
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Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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Care » Causes of » Children's sickness
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
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Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
"Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."
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Care » Causes of » Hospitality
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Family cares
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Personal convenience
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Unbelief
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Imperfect service
each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.
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If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Breach of trust
Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.
For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Prodigality
Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » False foundations
But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
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Procrastination » Causes of » Family cares
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
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Procrastination » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
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Procrastination » Causes of » Personal convenience
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."
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Procrastination » Causes of » Unbelief
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, "We will hear you again about this."
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Profit and loss » Loss, spiritual » Causes of » Sin
Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have kept good from you.
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Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
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Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
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And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
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do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
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But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
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Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm.
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Remind them of these things, and charge them before Godnot to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
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Strife » Causes of » In the church
For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish--that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.
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For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.
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for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
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but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
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I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
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Strife » Causes of » In the family
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city, and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
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A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
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So she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac."
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It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
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Strife » Causes of » General examples of
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, "We have ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?"But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
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the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
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and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's livestock and the herdsmen of Lot's livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land.
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Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?"
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How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife?
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Strife » Causes of » Civil
They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.
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Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful at the report heard in the land, when a report comes in one year and afterward a report in another year, and violence is in the land, and ruler is against ruler.
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And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet.
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Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
Strife » Causes of » Foolish questions
he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
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For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
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Strife » Causes of » Contentious spirit
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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Strife » Causes of » Hatred
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
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Strife » Causes of » Pride
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
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Strife » Causes of » Anger
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
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Stumbling » Figurative » Causes of
Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
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