Motive

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Psalms 106:8 OT

  Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

• Ezekiel 36:21 OT

  But I had respect for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

• Ezekiel 36:22 OT

  “Therefore tell the house of Israel, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I don’t do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went.

• Ezekiel 36:32 OT

  I don’t do this for your sake,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Let it be known to you: be ashamed and confounded for your ways, house of Israel.”

• Matthew 6:1-18 NT

  “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the…

• Genesis 4:7 OT

  If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”

• 1 John 3:12 NT

  unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

• Numbers 32:1-33 OT

  Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. Behold, the place was a place for livestock. Then the children of Gad and the children of…

• Joshua 22:9-34 OT

  The children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession,…

• 2 Samuel 10:2 OT

  David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

• 2 Samuel 10:3 OT

  But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to…

• 1 Chronicles 19:3 OT

  But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven’t his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”

• 1 Chronicles 19:4 OT

  So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.

• 2 Kings 5:5-7 OT

  The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing. He brought the letter to the king of…

• Job 1:9-11 OT

  Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is…

• Job 2:4 OT

  Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

• Job 2:5 OT

  But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”