'Cause' in the Bible

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.

And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.

For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For this cause, even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:

Therefore, did what is good cause my death? Absolutely not! On the contrary, sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

just as it is written, "Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, and a cause for stumbling and a retribution to them;

let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and cause their backs to bend {continually}."

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;

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Therefore, let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather decide this: not to place a cause for stumbling or a temptation before a brother.

If your brother is being hurt or offended because of food [that you insist on eating], you are no longer walking in love [toward him]. Do not let what you eat destroy and spiritually harm one for whom Christ died.

Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.

It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a cause for stumbling, but to the Gentiles foolishness,

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly -- these cause ye to sit;

But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.

Food of all kinds is meant for the stomach, and the stomach is meant for food, and God will cause both of them to perish. Yet the body does not exist for the purpose of fornication, but for the Master's service, and the Master exists for the body;

For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or you, O husband, that you may not do the same for your wife?

Now food will not commend us to God nor bring us close to Him; we are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better if we do eat.

Only be careful that this liberty of yours [this power to choose] does not somehow become a stumbling block [that is, a temptation to sin] to the weak [in conscience].

And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.

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.

For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

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 they gave comfort to my spirit and to yours: for which cause give respect to such people.

For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me?

For I wrote to you out of great distress and with an anguished heart, and with many tears, not to cause you sorrow but to make you realize the [overflowing] love which I have especially for you.

But if anyone has caused grief, he didn't cause me any grief. To some extent I don't want to emphasize this too much it has affected all of you.

For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.

how will the ministry of the Spirit [the new covenant which allows us to be Spirit-filled] fail to be even more glorious and splendid?

For we know that He who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will raise us also to be with Jesus, and will cause both us and you to stand in His own presence.

Indeed, everything is for your benefit, so that grace, extended through more and more people, may cause thanksgiving to increase to God’s glory.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

and God is able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,

For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God;

For, by the practical proof of it which you exhibit in this service, you cause God to be extolled for your fidelity to your professed adherence to the Good News of the Christ, and for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all who are in need,

For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)

You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?

But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body scars for the cause of Jesus.

For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

and to cause all to see what is the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

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

These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

the others proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, seeking to cause me anxiety in my imprisonment.

so that your rejoicing for me may overflow in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again.

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.

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.

And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.