Found 72 Results for: Reason
The first to come was of a red complexion, and hairy all over as if he had worn a coat of skin; this one was called Esau. Then the second came, with his hand clutching his brother’s heel; and she called him, for that reason, Jacob, the Supplanter. (Genesis 25, 25)
then he said, Because thou art my kinsman, that is no reason why thou shouldst work for me free of charge; tell me what reward thou wouldst have. (Genesis 29, 15)
But no, this is the very reason why I have made thee what thou art, so as to give proof, in thee, of my power, and to let my name be known all over the earth. (Exodus 9, 16)
So they came to Mara, and even here they could not drink the water, so brackish it was to the taste; it was with good reason he called it Mara, for Mara means Bitterness. (Exodus 15, 23)
The sow for the opposite reason; it has cloven hoofs but does not chew the cud. (Leviticus 11, 7)
Never forget that thou too wast a slave once in Egypt; the more reason why thou shouldst obey this order I give thee. (Deuteronomy 16, 12)
For seven days, in the place he has chosen, thou shalt keep holiday in honour of the Lord thy God; so greatly will he prosper thy harvest and all the enterprises thou dost set thy hand to, that thou wilt have good reason to rejoice. (Deuteronomy 16, 15)
Do not forget that thou wast once a slave in Egypt; not without reason I enjoin this upon thee. (Deuteronomy 24, 22)
With good reason I have spared them utter destruction, so that there may be enemies at your side, and gods of the enemy, ready to compass your downfall.✻ (Judges 2, 3)
Should a royal prince pine away, day in, day out, and not tell the reason? Then Amnon told him, I am in love with my brother Absalom’s sister, Tamar. (2 Samuel 13, 4)
(It was through the prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, that the Lord pronounced sentence upon Baasa and his line, and on all the provocations by which he had earned the Lord’s displeasure, following the example of Jeroboam’s race; and Baasa, for that reason, put the prophet Jehu to death.✻ ) (1 Kings 16, 7)
Let him consult the archives of the kings who went before him, and he will learn, from what is set down in their annals, that this is a rebellious city, the bane of king and governor; time out of mind, wars were ever brewing there, and for that very reason it was laid in ruins. (Ezra 4, 15)
