'Cause' in the Bible

You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

and,“A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”; for they stumble because they disobey the word [of God], and to this they [who reject Him as Savior] were also appointed.

For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;