'Pretext' in the Bible

“If you say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find?’

Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find it against him touching the law of his God.

who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.

Now then, you and the Council must notify the tribune to bring him down to you on the pretext that you want to look into his case more carefully, but before he arrives we'll be ready to kill him."

But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

What is it then? at any rate, in every way, whether in pretext or in truth, Christ is announced; and in this I rejoice, yea, also I will rejoice;

for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye have known,) nor in a pretext for covetousness, (God is witness!)

Live as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God's slaves.