Thematic Bible: Causes of


Thematic Bible






And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon. Verse ConceptsDemon PossessionMaternal LoveBeggarsMercy, Of Jesus ChristSonsSpiritsJesus As Son Of DavidDemons Harming IndividualsBe Merciful!Those DemonisedDemons Causing TormentBeing A Woman Of GodharassmentDemonic Influence

And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick with the palsy, grievously tormented. Verse ConceptsdiseasesSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfParalyticsPhysical PainPleasurableness

And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves: For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. Verse ConceptsBusynessCriticism, against believersImpatienceDiscourtesyActing AloneServing ChristComplaintsServingSiblingsWorryingServing GodDoing The Right ThingServing The Churchluckdistractionscookinghelping


And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristFarewellsFirst ActionsDiscipleshipFamily And FriendsFamily FirstLeaving Parents For Spousegoodbyesfollowing

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters: the LORD being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy


And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter. Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleGospel, Responses ToInsultsMockeryNosesPreaching, Effects OfSaying RepeatedlyAre The Dead Raised?Mocking Christflexibility

Every man's work will be made manifest: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will try every man's work, of what sort it is. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianFireCharacterVeilsThe Day Of JudgementFire Of JudgementGod Testing PeopleThings RevealedOne's DeedsJudgement DayTestsPurgatoryworkingexamsstructuremotiveswilltrying

If any man's work shall be burned, he will suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Verse ConceptsSpiritual FailureFire Of JudgementBemalosing a loved oneLosing SomeonePurgatorysmoking

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received my own with interest. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who hath ten talents.

For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Verse ConceptsTalentsAbundance, SpiritualPossessingAdding BlessingThose To Whom God GivesTaking God's ThingsGifts And TalentsAbundance

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. Verse ConceptsGluttonyExtravaganceExcessBad Decision Making ExamplesBuying and sellingLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLossThriftWantonnessDeparturesA Short TimeFar From HereShort Time Till The EndThey Committed Immorality

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that, without a foundation, built a house on the earth, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great. Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristCarelessnessLossShallownessHearing ChristThings Falling



And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristFarewellsFirst ActionsDiscipleshipFamily And FriendsFamily FirstLeaving Parents For Spousegoodbyesfollowing

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters: the LORD being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy


And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter. Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleGospel, Responses ToInsultsMockeryNosesPreaching, Effects OfSaying RepeatedlyAre The Dead Raised?Mocking Christflexibility

Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good things from you. Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinSin Brings ImpoverishmentGod Turning Bad Things Into Good

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with. Verse ConceptsContention, SolutionsBeing In A RelationshipFlowing WaterdisagreementsBullyingActivity BegunAvoid QuarrelsMinding Your Own BusinessFamily ConflictResolving Conflict


He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. Verse ConceptsdisagreementsBusybodiesMeddlingGentlenessMinding Your Own BusinessFamily ProblemsConflictFamily ConflictPets


Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. Verse ConceptsLitigationRashnessAttorneyLawsuitsHasteShaming PeopleHurt And Betrayalstriving


But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. Verse ConceptsBeing BitterBraggingLyingDo Not Be ProudBitternessEthicslieing

Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. Verse ConceptsBlameDiscordDisputesaccusations


For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: Verse ConceptsBackbitingArguingBitingTumultdisagreementsJealousyPride, Evil OfSectsArgumentsStrifeAbsenceSlanderArrogance, In The ChurchQuarrelsWhispering Of EvilDislikingDisorder In The ChurchAvoiding JealousyProud PeopleCompetitiongossiping

For it hath been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by them who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Verse ConceptsArguingTelling Of People's Situations


But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers. Verse ConceptsNot Believing The Gospel





Wherefore, she said to Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman, and her son: for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. Verse ConceptsInheritance, MaterialFamilyQuarrelsOld Testament People As Typessarah



And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. Verse ConceptsClaimsResponseTen Things

And the herdmen of Gerar contended with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land. Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

How can I alone bear your encumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? Verse ConceptsHeavy BurdensNot Alonepressure

And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city: for God troubled them with all adversity. Verse ConceptsCivil StrifeTwo Hundred And Some

And lest your heart should faint, and ye should fear for the rumor that shall be heard in the land; a rumor shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumor, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthdiscouragementCivil StrifeRumoursFear, Of FutureResisting DiscouragementThose Not Fearingrumors

And when ye shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end will not be yet. Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfCivil StrifeRumoursWarsEnd Of The WorldPrinciples Of WarSigns Of The TimesWarrumors

Then said he to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes will be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences: and fearful sights, and great signs will there be from heaven.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Verse ConceptsFoolish QuestionsFools, Characteristics OfBackbitingEnvyThe ProudUncharitablenessNot Believing PeopleAvoid QuarrelsMind Battlesrumors


As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. Verse ConceptsArguingDissensionContentiousnessCharcoal




Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Verse ConceptsNot Put To ShameLosing Honour