18 Bible Verses about Why People Did Things
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Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
And when Abner had returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain 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 slay me for my wife's sake.
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bond-men, and our asses.
And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
He saith to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were satisfied.
I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared to him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on them that were diseased.
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?