'Reason' in the Bible

and attempted to reason with the entire congregation of Israel. They told them, "The land that we went through and explored is very, very good.

For this reason, the anger of the LORD raged against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that were written in this book.

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?

So the five men left and went to Laish, and observed the people who were living there carefree, as Sidonians tend to do, in peace and quiet. There was no ruler in the land oppressing them for any reason. They were living far away from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone.

He said, "Please let me go because our family has a sacrifice in the town, and my brother has ordered me to come. Now, if it's acceptable to you, please let me get away so I can see my brothers.' That's the reason he didn't come to the king's table."

"There's no reason to wait for you!" Joab retorted. Then he took three spears in his hand and stabbed Absalom in the heart while he was still alive, dangling from the branches of the oak tree.

As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and told him, "Your servant went out into the middle of the battle, and a soldier turned aside, brought a prisoner to me, and told me, "Guard this man. If he turns up missing for any reason at all, you'll pay for it with your life or be fined one talent of silver.'

When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Am I God? Can I kill and give life? Is this man sending me a request to heal a man's leprosy? Let's think about this he's looking for a reason to start a fight with me!"

For he crushes me with a storm, and keeps on wounding me for no reason.

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.

In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge."

"Job's friends won't reason with him anymore; discouraged, words escape them.

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous.

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

Though nobles persecute me for no reason, my heart stands in awe of your words.

If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

"Please come, and let's reason together," implores the LORD. "Even though your sins are like scarlet, they'll be white like snow. Though they're like crimson, they'll become like wool.

Their stronghold will vanish by reason of terror, and their commanders will be filled with alarm because of the battle standard," declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Then they'll know that I am the LORD. I didn't declare this evil that's intended for them without a reason.'"

They'll comfort you when you see how they've lived and what they've done, because you'll know for certain that I haven't done anything that I've done against them without any reason," declares the Lord GOD.

"Therefore this is what you are to prophesy: "Here's what the Lord GOD says, "You've been turned into a desolate wasteland and crushed by everyone who surrounds you for a very, very good reason. You've become the property of all the other nations and you've become the object of gossip and whispering campaigns of the nations."'"

Yet you ask, "For what reason?' Because the LORD acts as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you were unfaithful to her, your partner, the wife of your covenant.

Some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

The one who belongs to God listens to the words of God. The reason you don't listen is because you don't belong to God."

since he was the reason why so many of the Jews were leaving to believe in Jesus.

"Now my soul is in turmoil, and what should I say "Father, save me from this hour'? No! It was for this very reason that I came to this hour.

But this happened so that what has been written in their Law might be fulfilled: "They hated me for no reason.'

Although they found no reason to sentence him to death, they asked Pilate to have him executed.

because we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, and there is no good reason we can give to justify this commotion."

For this reason the Jewish leaders grabbed me in the Temple and kept trying to kill me.

They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.

For this reason, God delivered them to sexual impurity as they followed the lusts of their hearts and dishonored their bodies with one another.

For this reason, God delivered them to degrading passions as their females exchanged their natural sexual function for one that is unnatural.

But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for it is not without reason that they bear the sword. Indeed, they are God's servants to administer punishment to anyone who does wrong. Therefore, it is necessary for you to be acquiescent to the authorities, not only for the sake of God's punishment, but also for the sake of your own conscience.

For this reason the Messiah died and returned to life, so that he might become the Lord of both the dead and the living.

As for the faith you do have, have it as your own conviction before God. How blessed is the person who has no reason to condemn himself because of what he approves!

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

For this reason I want you to be aware that no one who is speaking by God's Spirit can say, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

just as you have already understood us partially, so that on the Day of our Lord Jesus we can be your reason to boast, even as you are ours.

This is the very reason I wrote you, so that when I did come I might not be made sad by those who should have made me happy. For I had confidence that all of you would share the joy that I have.

We are not recommending ourselves to you again but are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who are proud of outward things rather than inward character.

For this reason I am writing this while I am away from you: When I come I do not want to be severe in using the authority the Lord gave me to build you up and not to tear you down.

For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah Jesus for the sake of you gentiles.

This is the reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,

For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

although I could have confidence in the flesh. If anyone thinks he can place confidence in the flesh, I have more reason to think so.

For this reason, since the day we heard about this, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of God's will with respect to all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels cheat you out of the prize by rejoicing about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up for no reason by his carnal mind.

I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

Here is another reason why we constantly give thanks to God: When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you did not accept it as the word of humans but for what it really is the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.

After all, who is our hope, joy, or reason for rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming? It is you, isn't it?

For this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.

I am the worst of them. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the worst sinner, the Messiah Jesus might demonstrate all of his patience as an example for those who would believe in him for eternal life.

For this reason I was appointed to be an announcer, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the gentiles. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.)

For this reason, I am reminding you to fan into flames the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.

For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.

The reason I left you in Crete was to complete what still needed to be done and to appoint elders in every city, as I myself commanded you.

That statement is true. For this reason, refute them sharply so that they may become healthy in the faith

For this reason, although in the Messiah I have complete freedom to order you to do what is proper,

For this reason we must pay closer attention to the things we have heard, or we may drift away,

For that reason he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people.

For this reason, the Scriptures say, when the Messiah was about to come into the world: "You did not want sacrifices and offerings, but you prepared a body for me.

You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason for your own pleasure.

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

The person who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no reason for him to stumble.

See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.

The person who practices sin belongs to the evil one, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason that the Son of God was revealed was to destroy what the Devil has been doing.

For this reason, when I come I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with that, he refuses to receive the brothers. He even tries to stop those who want to accept them and throws them out of the church.

For this reason, her diseases that result in death, misery, and famine will come in a single day. She will be burned up in a fire, because powerful is the Lord God who judges her."