18 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things

Not as Cain. He was of the wicked, and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were wrong, and his brother's right.

And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.

And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, a

And because of this the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on a Sabbath.

and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh?

Because of this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife,

Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.

He says to them, For your hard heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it did not happened this way.

Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, ye seek me not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled.

I say to you, though he will not give him, after getting up, because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, having awaken, he will give him as many as he needs.

And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling. And having fallen down before him, she declared to him in the presence of all the people for what reason she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

And a great multitude followed him because they saw his signs, which he did on those who are infirmed.

Now he said this, not because it was a concern to him about the poor, but because he was a thief, and he had the purse and removed things that were put in.

Also because of this the multitude met him, because they heard of him doing this sign.

And they will do these things, because they have not known the Father nor me.

And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?