'Cause' in the Bible

but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.

For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

But Jesus, conscious that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, “Does this cause you to stumble?

For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,

But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

So then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.

For indeed we are in danger of being accused of a riot in connection with today’s events, since there is no real cause for it, and in this connection we will be unable to account for this disorderly gathering.”

But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.”

Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;

Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

If others share the right over you, do we not more? Nevertheless, we did not use this right, but we endure all things so that we will cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to be afraid, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I also am.

For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful?

For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.

giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,

From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else,

the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.

holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,

and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you;

This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.

Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

And the serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.