6 occurrences in 13 translations

'Reason' in the Bible

So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

Verse ConceptsAskingMeaning

This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: All the people who came out of Egypt who were males—all the men of war—had died in the wilderness along the way after they had come out of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentDeath Of All Males

For this reason the children of Israel have given way, turning their backs in flight before their attackers, because they are cursed: I will no longer be with you, if you do not put the cursed thing away from among you.

Verse ConceptsPowerlessnessCursing IsraelUnder The Ban

And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

Verse ConceptsShoesThings Wearing OutUnusedWineskins And Vats

But we did this because we were concerned for a reason, since we thought, "Sometime in the future your descendants may say to our descendants, "What do you have in common with the LORD, the God of Israel?

Verse ConceptsFuture GenerationsWhat Have We In Common?Worrying About The FutureStruggles In Relationship

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