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because

Concordance for “because”

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1,209 occurrences1,138 verses59 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:3

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Deuteronomy 4:3
Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:3 · retained source text

Your eyes haue seene what the LORD did because of Baal Peor: for all the men that followed Baal Peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

1611 marginal noteNum. 25.4. &c.

Deuteronomy 4:37
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 4:37 · retained source text

And because he loued thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mightie power out of Egypt:

Deuteronomy 7:7
The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:7 · retained source text

The LORD did not set his loue vpon you, nor choose you, because yee were moe in number then any people: (for ye were the fewest of all people,)

Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:8 · retained source text

But because the LORD loued you, and because hee would keepe the othe which hee had sworne vnto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:20
As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 8:20 · retained source text

As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall yee perish; because ye would not be obedient vnto the voice of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 9:18
And I fell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:18 · retained source text

And I fell downe before the LORD, as at the first, fortie dayes and fortie nights, I did neither eate bread nor drinke water, because of all your sinnes which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to prouoke him to anger.

Deuteronomy 9:25
Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:25 · retained source text

Thus I fell downe before the LORD fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, as I fel downe at the first, because the LORD had said, he would destroy you.

Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 9:28 · retained source text

Lest the land whence thou broughtest vs out, say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which hee promised them, and because hee hated them, hee hath brought them out, to slay them in the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteNum. 14.16.

Deuteronomy 12:20
¶ When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 12:20 · retained source text

¶ When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as hee hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eate flesh (because thy soule longeth to eat flesh) thou mayest eat flesh whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth after.

1611 marginal noteGene. 28.14. chap. 19.9.

Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 13:5 · retained source text

And that prophet or that dreamer of dreames shalbe put to death (because hee hath spoken to turne you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walke in) So shalt thou put the euill away from the midst of thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. spoken reuolt against the LORD.

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Genesis65 occurrences
61 verses
Exodus20 occurrences
19 verses
Leviticus21 occurrences
18 verses
Numbers37 occurrences
36 verses
Deuteronomy55 occurrences
49 verses
Joshua28 occurrences
25 verses
Judges27 occurrences
26 verses
1 Samuel44 occurrences
40 verses
2 Samuel29 occurrences
28 verses
1 Kings35 occurrences
34 verses
2 Kings22 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles28 occurrences
28 verses
2 Chronicles46 occurrences
45 verses
Ezra9 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah11 occurrences
11 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job28 occurrences
25 verses
Psalms72 occurrences
66 verses
Proverbs5 occurrences
5 verses
Ecclesiastes13 occurrences
13 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
3 verses
Isaiah46 occurrences
43 verses
Jeremiah102 occurrences
91 verses
Lamentations13 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel68 occurrences
64 verses
Daniel12 occurrences
12 verses
Hosea19 occurrences
18 verses
Joel7 occurrences
7 verses
Amos9 occurrences
9 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk6 occurrences
5 verses
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah7 occurrences
5 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew31 occurrences
31 verses
Mark20 occurrences
20 verses
Luke30 occurrences
28 verses
John70 occurrences
69 verses
Acts32 occurrences
31 verses
Romans18 occurrences
17 verses
1 Corinthians9 occurrences
9 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
4 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews10 occurrences
10 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John25 occurrences
21 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation16 occurrences
16 verses