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 for this [reason] I am not able to come.'
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But the one who is married cares for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
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Care » Causes of » Providing for the family
But if someone does not provide for his own [relatives], and especially the 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 district came [and] cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter [is] severely possessed by a demon!"
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Care » Causes of » Servant's ills
and saying, "Lord, my slave is lying paralyzed in my house, terribly tormented!"
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Care » Causes of » Hospitality
And he said to them, "Who of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves, because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.'
Care » Causes of » Entertainment of guests
But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Family cares
And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
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And another [person] also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But [when] he lingered, the men seized him by his hand and his wife's hand, and his two daughters by hand, on account of the mercy of Yahweh upon him. And they brought him out and set him outside of the city.
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Personal convenience
And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you."
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causes of Delay » Causes of » Unbelief
Now [when they] heard about the resurrection of the dead, [some] scoffed, but [others] said, "We will hear you about this again also."
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Imperfect service
the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal [it], because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.
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If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Breach of trust
Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and [when I] returned I would have gotten back [what was] mine with interest! Therefore take the talent from him and give [it] to the one who has the ten talents.
For to everyone who has, [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Prodigality
And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » False foundations
But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"
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spiritual Loss » Causes of » Worldliness
For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
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Procrastination » Causes of » Family cares
And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
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And another [person] also said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say farewell to those in my house."
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Procrastination » Causes of » Worldly entanglements
But [when] he lingered, the men seized him by his hand and his wife's hand, and his two daughters by hand, on account of the mercy of Yahweh upon him. And they brought him out and set him outside of the city.
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Procrastination » Causes of » Personal convenience
And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you."
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Procrastination » Causes of » Unbelief
Now [when they] heard about the resurrection of the dead, [some] scoffed, but [others] said, "We will hear you about this again also."
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Profit and loss » Loss, spiritual » Causes of » Sin
Your iniquities have disturbed these, and your sins have kept away the good from you.
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Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
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[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
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Grabbing onto the ears of a dog passing by [is] one who meddles in a quarrel [that is] not his own.
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And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,
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do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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[Do] nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,
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But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
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Do not quarrel with anyone without cause, when he did not do you harm.
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Remind [people] of these [things], solemnly urging [them] before the Lord not to dispute about words. [This is] in no way beneficial [and leads to] the ruin of the hearers.
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Strife » Causes of » In the church
For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.
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For it has been made clear to me concerning you, my brothers, by {Chloe's people}, that there are quarrels among you.
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for you are still fleshly. For where [there is] jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like [unregenerate] people?
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But brother goes to court with brother, and this before unbelievers!
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I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Syntyche {to be in agreement} in the Lord.
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Strife » Causes of » In the family
Better to live in a land of wilderness than [with] a wife of quarrels and provocation.
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A brother who is offended [is worse] than a city of strength, and quarrels [are] like the bars of a fortification.
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A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
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Then she said to Abraham, "Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, with Isaac."
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Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than [to] share a house with a woman of contention.
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Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.
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Strife » Causes of » General examples of
Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "I have {ten times as much} in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt {by not giving me first chance} to bring back my king?" But the words of the men of Judah [were] fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.
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Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours." And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
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And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
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And there was loud shouting, and some of the scribes from the party of the Pharisees stood up [and] contended sharply, saying, "We find nothing wrong with this man! But [what] if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
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How can I bear you {by myself}, your burden and your load and your strife?
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Strife » Causes of » Civil
Nation was crushed by nation, and city [was] against city, for God threw them into confusion by all [sorts of] trouble.
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Now {so that you are not fainthearted}, and you are afraid at the rumors that are heard in the land-- and in the year the rumor comes, and in the year after it the rumor, and violence [is] in the land, with ruler against ruler--
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And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.
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Then he said to them, "nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in [various] places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.
Strife » Causes of » Foolish questions
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,
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For where [there is] jealousy and selfish ambition, there [is] disorder and every evil practice.
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Strife » Causes of » Contentious spirit
[As] charcoal [is] to hot embers and wood [is] to fire, so a man of quarrels [is] to kindling strife.
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Strife » Causes of » Hatred
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers over all offenses.
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Strife » Causes of » Pride
Only by insolence is strife set up, and wisdom [is] with those who take advice.
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Strife » Causes of » Anger
A man of anger will stir strife, and the owner of anger, much transgression.
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Stumbling » Figurative » Causes of
Let those who wait for you not be put to shame because of me, O Lord Yahweh [of] hosts. Let those who seek you not be disgraced because of me, O God of Israel.
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