"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

And blessed is he who is not offended because of me."

Then he began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

And the king was sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he commanded it to be given to her;

Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

And they discussed among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

Woe to the world because of temptations to sin! For temptations must come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

He said to them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.'

Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.

But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

And because wickedness will increase, the love of most will grow cold.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me this night; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Peter declared to him, "Even if all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of him."

And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him; and when they had broken through, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him.

because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

But when the sun came up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

And he marveled because of their unbelief. Then he went around the villages teaching.

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

When Jesus went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

for they had not understood about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

And they discussed it with one another, saying, "It is because we have no bread."

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name and we forbade him, because he was not one of us."

For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, will by no means lose his reward.

But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Later he appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

And Josnt also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

And blessed is he who is not offended because of me."

Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; because many demons had entered him.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

Now John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us."

but the people did not receive him, because his face was set for Jerusalem.

I tell you, though he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as much as he needs.

And Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."

And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.'

So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

Does he thank the servant because he did what he was commanded?

yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

As they heard these things, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, be in authority over ten cities.'

for I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'

and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."

Now when these things begin to take place, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Jesus answered him, "Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these."

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men,

He who believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized.

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now full.

Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did."

And many more believed because of his word.

They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man is indeed the Savior of the world."

For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

"I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

You search the Scriptures, because in them you think that you have eternal life; and these are they that testify of me.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he performed on those who were diseased.

The sea rose because a strong wind was blowing.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

The Jews then began to murmur about him, because he said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."