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Definition and Nature:
Reason, in the biblical context, refers to the God-given faculty of the mind that enables humans to think, understand, and form judgments logically. It is the process by which individuals discern truth, make decisions, and comprehend the world around them. Reason is often seen as a reflection of the divine image in humanity, as humans are created with the ability to think and choose.

Biblical References and Usage:
The Bible acknowledges the importance of reason and rational thought. In Isaiah 1:18, God invites His people to use reason: "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." This passage highlights the use of reason in understanding and accepting God's offer of forgiveness and redemption.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul frequently engages in reasoning as part of his ministry. Acts 17:2-3 describes Paul's method: "As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead." Here, reason is used to explain and defend the truths of the Gospel.

Reason and Faith:
While reason is a valuable tool, it is not the sole means of understanding spiritual truths. The Bible teaches that faith and reason work together. Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as "the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see." Faith often transcends human reason, as it involves trust in God's promises and truths that may not be fully comprehensible through logic alone.

Proverbs 3:5-6 advises believers to "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." This passage underscores the importance of relying on God's wisdom above human reasoning.

The Limits of Human Reason:
The Bible acknowledges the limitations of human reason, especially in understanding the divine. Isaiah 55:8-9 states, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." This highlights the vast difference between God's infinite wisdom and human understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:20-25 further illustrates the limitations of human wisdom in grasping the message of the cross: "Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe."

Reason in Christian Living:
Christians are encouraged to use reason in their daily lives, making decisions that align with God's will. Romans 12:2 urges believers, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." This transformation involves the use of reason to discern and follow God's will.

Philippians 4:8 provides guidance on the use of reason in thought life: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things." Reason is employed to focus on virtuous and godly thoughts.

Conclusion:
While reason is a significant aspect of human nature, it is to be used in conjunction with faith and submission to God's wisdom. The Bible encourages believers to engage their minds in understanding God's truth while recognizing the supremacy of divine wisdom over human understanding.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument.

2. (n.) The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive or ratiocinative faculty.

3. (n.) Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and fair deductions from true principles; that which is dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind; right conduct; right; propriety; justice.

4. (n.) Ratio; proportion.

5. (n.) To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a systematic comparison of facts.

6. (n.) Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.

7. (n.) To converse; to compare opinions.

8. (v. t.) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as, I reasoned the matter with my friend.

9. (v. t.) To support with reasons, as a request.

10. (v. t.) To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one into a belief; to reason one out of his plan.

11. (v. t.) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down; as, to reason down a passion.

12. (v. t.) To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out the causes of the librations of the moon.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

REASON; REASONABLE; REASONING

re'-z'n, re'-z'n-a-b'l, re'-z'n-ing (yakhach, etc.; logos, dialogizomai, -ismos, etc.): "Reason" with related terms, has a diversity of meanings, representing a large number of Hebrew and Greek words and phrases. In the sense of "cause" or "occasion" it stands in 1 Kings 9:15 for dabhar, "a word" (the Revised Version margin "account"), but in most cases renders prepositional forms as "from," "with," "because of," "for the sake," etc. As the ground or argument for anything, it is the translation of ta`am (Proverbs 26:16, the Revised Version margin "answers discreetly"), of yakhach, as in Isaiah 1:18, "Come now, and let us reason together" (compare Job 13:3; Job 15:3); in 1 Samuel 12:7, the word is shaphaT, the Revised Version (British and American) "that I may plead," etc. The principal Greek words for "reason," "reasoning," are those given above. The Christian believer is to be ready to give a reason (logos) for the hope that is in him (1 Peter 3:15 the King James Version). "Reason" as a human faculty or in the abstract sense appears in Apocrypha in The Wisdom of Solomon 17:12 (logismos); Ecclesiasticus 37:16, "Let reason (logos) go before every enterprise," the Revised Version (British and American) "be the beginning of every work." In Acts 18:14, "reason would" is literally, kata logon, "according to reason"; in Romans 12:1, for "reasonable (logikos) service," the Revised Version (British and American) has "spiritual," and in the margin "Greek `belonging to the reason.' " In the Revised Version (British and American) "reason," etc., occurs much oftener than in the King James Version (compare Leviticus 17:11 Deuteronomy 28:47 Judges 5:22 Job 20:2; Job 23:7, etc.; Luke 3:15; Luke 12:17 Acts 17:17, etc.).

W. L. Walker

Greek

249. alogos -- without reason
... without reason. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: alogos Phonetic Spelling:
(al'-og-os) Short Definition: unreasonable, senseless Definition: without ...
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4817. sullogizomai -- to reckon, to compute, ie to reason
... to reckon, to compute, ie to reason. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sullogizomai
Phonetic Spelling: (sool-log-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I reason ...
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156. aitia -- cause, reason
... cause, reason. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: aitia Phonetic Spelling:
(ahee-tee'-a) Short Definition: a cause, reason, charge Definition: a ...
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3884. paralogizomai -- to miscalculate, to reason falsely
... to miscalculate, to reason falsely. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: paralogizomai
Phonetic Spelling: (par-al-og-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I deceive ...
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3563. nous -- mind, understanding, reason
... mind, understanding, reason. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: nous
Phonetic Spelling: (nooce) Short Definition: the mind, reasoning faculty ...
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1355. dioper -- for which very reason
... for which very reason. Part of Speech: Conjunction Transliteration: dioper Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-op'-er) Short Definition: wherefore Definition: wherefore ...
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1500. eike -- without cause or reason, vainly
... without cause or reason, vainly. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: eike Phonetic
Spelling: (i-kay') Short Definition: without purpose, in vain Definition ...
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3606. hothen -- from where, for which reason
... from where, for which reason. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: hothen Phonetic
Spelling: (hoth'-en) Short Definition: whence, wherefore Definition: (a ...
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878. aphron -- without reason, foolish
... without reason, foolish. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aphron Phonetic
Spelling: (af'-rone) Short Definition: senseless, foolish, inconsiderate ...
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1260. dialogizomai -- to consider
... to consider. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dialogizomai Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-al-og-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I reason, debate, consider ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1700. dibrah -- a cause, reason, manner
... 1699b, 1700. dibrah. 1701 . a cause, reason, manner. Transliteration:
dibrah Phonetic Spelling: (dib-raw') Short Definition: cause. ...
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1701. dibrah -- a cause, reason
... 1700, 1701. dibrah. 1702 . a cause, reason. Transliteration: dibrah
Phonetic Spelling: (dib-raw') Short Definition: order. Word ...
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4069. maddua -- why? for what reason?
... 4068, 4069. maddua or maddua. 4070 . why? for what reason? ... Word Origin from
mah and yada Definition why? for what reason? NASB Word Usage why (72). ...
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4481. min -- from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
... 4480, 4481. min. 4482 . from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than.
Transliteration: min Phonetic Spelling: (min) Short Definition: partly. ...
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4486. manda -- knowledge, the power of knowing
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to madda Definition knowledge, the power
of knowing NASB Word Usage knowledge (2), reason (2). ...
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5921. al -- upon, above, over
... 1), overflows* (1), overlooks* (3), part (1), planned* (1), pleased* (1), pleases*
(2), presence (2), pressed* (1), prompts* (1), reason (2), reason* (6 ...
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5973. im -- with
... within (2). accompanying, against, and, as long as, before, beside, by reason
of, for all,. From amam; adverb or preposition, with ...
/hebrew/5973.htm - 6k

3651. ken -- so, thus
... 1), inasmuch* (5), like (3), like this (1), likewise (10), means* (2), more (4),
nevertheless (1), now* (1), possessed* (1), practice* (1), reason* (4), right ...
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4616. maan -- purpose, intent
... Word Origin from anah Definition purpose, intent NASB Word Usage account (1), because
(14), behalf (1), order (40), purpose (2), reason is so (1), sake (50 ...
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1697. dabar -- speech, word
... plan (2), plot (2), portion (3), promise (8), proposal (3), proposed (1), proven
(1), purpose (2), question (1), questions (3), ration (1), reason (4), records ...
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Library

Whether Command is an Act of the Reason or of the Will?
... OF THE ACTS COMMANDED BY THE WILL (NINE ARTICLES) Whether command is an
act of the reason or of the will? Objection 1: It would ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether command is an act.htm

Whether Sin Can be in the Reason?
... OF THE SUBJECT OF SIN (TEN ARTICLES) Whether sin can be in the reason?
Objection 1: It would seem that sin cannot be in the reason. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether sin can be in.htm

Reason
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CLXXII REASON. A. Cowley. ... It makes but
all one galaxy:". Yet Reason must assist too, for in seas. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/clxxii reason.htm

Whether the Act of the Reason is Commanded?
... OF THE ACTS COMMANDED BY THE WILL (NINE ARTICLES) Whether the act of the
reason is commanded? Objection 1: It would seem that the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the act of the 2.htm

And Yet, by Reason of that Affection of the Human Heart...
... 9. And yet, by reason of that affection of the human heart? 9. And yet,
by reason of that affection of the human heart, whereby ...
/.../augustine/on care to be had for the dead /9 and yet by reason.htm

Whether the Reason is Distinct from the Intellect?
... OF THE INTELLECTUAL POWERS (THIRTEEN ARTICLES) Whether the reason is distinct
from the intellect? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the reason is distinct.htm

Whether Anger Requires an Act of Reason?
... OF ANGER, IN ITSELF (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether anger requires an act of reason? Objection
1: It would seem that anger does not require an act of reason. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether anger requires an act.htm

That the Great Reason for the Advent of Christ was the ...
... Chapter 4."That the Great Reason for the Advent of Christ Was the Commendation
of Love. 7. Moreover, what greater reason is apparent ...
/.../on the catechising of the uninstructed/chapter 4 that the great reason.htm

Whether a Reason in Support of the Things of Faith Diminishes the ...
... Article Ten Whether a Reason in Support of the Things of Faith Diminishes
the Merit of Faith. Whether a Reason in Support of the ...
/.../aquinas/nature and grace/article ten whether a reason.htm

Whether Law is Something Pertaining to Reason?
... TREATISE ON LAW (QQ 90-108)OF THE ESSENCE OF LAW (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether
law is something pertaining to reason? Objection 1: It ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether law is something pertaining.htm

Thesaurus

Reason (438 Occurrences)
... the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning,
and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the ...
/r/reason.htm - 39k

Discourse (25 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one
fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of ...
/d/discourse.htm - 14k

Perceiving (25 Occurrences)
... Matthew 16:8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you
of little faith,'because you have brought no bread?' (WEB ASV). ...
/p/perceiving.htm - 13k

Stoics (1 Occurrence)
... But they followed the earlier philosopher Heraclitus in defining the law of Nature
as reason (logos), which was at once the principle of intelligence in man ...
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Aware (44 Occurrences)
... Matthew 16:8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you
of little faith,'because you have brought no bread?' (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
/a/aware.htm - 19k

Discuss (8 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable
and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ...
/d/discuss.htm - 9k

Merchant (15 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds
of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares. ...
/m/merchant.htm - 13k

Perceived (57 Occurrences)
... Matthew 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith,
why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? ...
/p/perceived.htm - 23k

Process (5 Occurrences)
... Exodus 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died:
and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried ...
/p/process.htm - 8k

Bodies (144 Occurrences)
... Matthew 6:25 For this reason I charge you not to be over-anxious about your lives,
inquiring what you are to eat or what you are to drink, nor yet about your ...
/b/bodies.htm - 37k

Resources

What is the principle of sufficient reason? | GotQuestions.org

Is it true that everything happens for a reason? | GotQuestions.org

How should a Christian view the relationship of faith and reason? | GotQuestions.org

Reason: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Reason (438 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:32
but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
(See NAS)

Matthew 6:25
For this reason I charge you not to be over-anxious about your lives, inquiring what you are to eat or what you are to drink, nor yet about your bodies, inquiring what clothes you are to put on. Is not the life more precious than its food, and the body than its clothing?
(WEY NAS)

Matthew 12:10
And behold there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
(See NIV)

Matthew 12:12
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! For this reason it is right to do good on the Sabbath day.
(BBE)

Matthew 12:27
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.
(DBY NAS)

Matthew 12:31
For this reason I say unto you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.
(DBY)

Matthew 13:13
I speak to them in figurative language for this reason, that while looking they do not see, and while hearing they neither hear nor understand.
(WEY BBE)

Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
(BBE DBY)

Matthew 16:8
Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith,'because you have brought no bread?'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 18:23
"For this reason the Kingdom of the Heavens may be compared to a king who determined to have a settlement of accounts with his servants.
(WEY BBE NAS)

Matthew 19:3
Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
(WEB NAS NIV)

Matthew 19:5
and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:9
And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
(WEY)

Matthew 21:43
"That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it.
(WEY BBE)

Matthew 23:34
"For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;
(WEY BBE)

Matthew 24:44
because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
(See NAS)

Matthew 27:8
for which reason that piece of ground received the name, which it still bears, of 'the Field of Blood.'
(WEY NAS)

Mark 1:27
and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching 'is' this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'
(YLT)

Mark 1:38
He said to them, "Let's go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because I came out for this reason."
(WEB)

Mark 2:4
And when they could not come nigh to him by reason of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed on which the sick with the palsy lay.
(WBS)

Mark 2:8
Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Mark 6:14
And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.
(BBE)

Mark 8:17
Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, "Why do you reason that it's because you have no bread? Don't you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Mark 9:34
And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who was greatest.
(Root in DBY YLT)

Mark 10:7
For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 11:24
For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.
(BBE DBY)

Mark 12:24
Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?
(BBE NAS)

Luke 1:35
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called 'the Son of God.'
(WEY NAS)

Luke 4:43
But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent."
(WEB)

Luke 5:21
The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Luke 5:22
But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Luke 6:7
The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 7:7
Therefore I didn't even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
(See NAS)

Luke 7:47
This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
(WEY NAS)

Luke 8:47
When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
(WEB WEY BBE NAS)

Luke 11:19
But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.
(DBY)

Luke 11:49
"For this reason also the Wisdom of God has said, 'I will send Prophets and Apostles to them, of whom they will kill some and persecute others,'
(WEY BBE DBY NAS)

Luke 12:22
Then turning to His disciples He said, "For this reason I say to you, 'Dismiss all anxious care for your lives, inquiring what you are to eat, and for your bodies, what you are to put on.'
(WEY BBE NAS)

Luke 14:20
"Another said,'I have married a wife, and therefore I can't come.'
(See NAS)

Luke 22:23
And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.
(YLT)

Luke 23:22
And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.
(BBE)

Luke 23:41
And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.
(BBE)

John 1:31
I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
(WEB WEY NIV)

John 5:16
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
(BBE NAS)

John 5:18
because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
(See NAS NIV)

John 6:18
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 6:65
He said, "For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father."
(See NAS)

John 7:22
Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.
(See NAS)

John 8:24
For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.
(BBE)

John 8:47
He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

John 9:23
That was the reason why they said, He is old enough; put the question to him.
(BBE NAS)

John 10:17
For this reason my Father loves me, because I am laying down my life in order to receive it back again.
(WEY BBE NAS RSV NIV)

John 11:50
nor reason that it is good for us that one man may die for the people, and not the whole nation perish.'
(YLT)

John 12:6
The reason he said this was not that he cared for the poor, but that he was a thief, and that being in charge of the money-box, he used to steal what was put into it.
(WEY)

John 12:11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
(KJV ASV WBS)

John 12:18
And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign.
(BBE NAS RSV)

John 12:27
"Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say?'Father, save me from this time?' But for this cause I came to this time.
(See NIV)

John 12:39
For this reason they were unable to believe--because Isaiah said again,
(WEY BBE NAS NIV)

John 13:11
For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, "You are not all clean."
(See NAS)

John 15:3
Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
(DBY)

John 15:19
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own property. But because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world--for that reason the world hates you.
(WEY)

John 15:22
If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.
(BBE)

John 15:25
But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'They have hated me without any reason.'
(WEY NIV)

John 18:37
Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."
(WEB NIV)

John 19:11
Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'
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Acts 1:21
For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
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Acts 2:12
And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?
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Acts 2:26
For this reason my heart is glad and my tongue exults. My body also shall rest in hope.
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Acts 2:36
For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.
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Acts 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
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Acts 10:21
So Peter went down and said to the men, "I am the Simon you are inquiring for. What is the reason of your coming?"
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Acts 10:29
So for this reason, when sent for, I came without raising any objection. I therefore ask why you sent for me."
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Acts 15:19
For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;
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Acts 16:13
On the Sabbath we went beyond the city gate to the riverside, where we had reason to believe that there was a place for prayer; and sitting down we talked with the women who had come together.
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Acts 18:14
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
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Acts 18:19
He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
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Acts 19:32
Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;
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Acts 19:40
For in connexion with to-day's proceedings there is danger of our being charged with attempted insurrection, there having been no real reason for this riot; nor shall we be able to justify the behaviour of this disorderly mob."
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Acts 22:24
the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.
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Acts 22:30
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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Acts 23:28
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:
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Acts 23:29
Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.
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Acts 24:16
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
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Acts 24:26
At the same time he hoped that Paul would give him money; and for this reason he sent for him the oftener to converse with him.
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Acts 25:27
For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him."
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Acts 26:3
who are so familiar with all the customs and speculations that prevail among the Jews; and for this reason, I pray you, give me a patient hearing.
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Acts 26:21
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
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Acts 26:23
how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."
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Acts 28:3
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
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Acts 28:18
Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.
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Acts 28:20
For these reasons, then, I have invited you here, that I might see you and speak to you; for it is for the sake of Him who is the hope of Israel that this chain hangs upon me."
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Romans 1:15
For which reason I have the desire, as far as I am able, to give the knowledge of the good news to you who are in Rome.
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Romans 1:20
For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:
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Romans 1:24
For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.
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Romans 1:26
For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.
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Romans 2:1
So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
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Romans 3:27
What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.
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Romans 3:28
For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.
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Romans 4:2
For if Abraham got righteousness by works, he has reason for pride; but not before God.
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Romans 4:16
All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,
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