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

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

He that receiveth a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophets reward, and he that receiveth a righteous man because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous mans reward.

And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.

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

He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.

And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we took no bread.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no bread?

And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.

Woe to the world because of stumblingblocks! For it must needs be that stumblingblocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumblingblock cometh!

Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me;

They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, because they regarded him as a prophet.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of the many will wax cold.

And while he was sitting on the judgmentseat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him.

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

And he gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng him.

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.

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

But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.

because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been snapped asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; and no one could master him;

And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.

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

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And knowing it, he saith to them, Why are ye reasoning, because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your mind still blinded?

John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.

For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, truly do I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

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

And evening having now come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

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

And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

But he said to them, I must publish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth.

And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all.

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

And others fell upon rocky ground; and when they had sprung up they withered away, because they had no moisture.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow in our company.

And they did not receive him, because his face was as if he were going to Jerusalem.

I say to you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

Woe to you lawyers! because ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye have not entered yourselves, and those who were entering ye have hindered.

And he answering said to them, Do ye think that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered such things?

But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbathday.

and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous.

And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

Doth he owe any thanks to that servant, because he did what was commanded?

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was; and he could not on account of the multitude; because he was small of stature.

And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the figtree, dost thou believe? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

And they had no wine, because the wine of the feast had failed. Then the mother of Jesus saith to him, There is no wine.

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

He that believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

And John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice. This my joy then hath become full.

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the words of the woman, who testified, He told me all things which I have done.

And on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

On this account the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.

And he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.

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

Ye search the Scriptures, because ye yourselves think that in them ye have everlasting life; and it is they which testify of me;

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought on the diseased.

Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

The Jews therefore murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven;

After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are ye angry at me, because I have restored soundness to the whole body of a man on the sabbath?

I know him, because I am from him, and he hath sent me.

Therefore they sought to take him; but no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.

But this he said of the Spirit, which those that believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

So there was a division among the multitude because of him.

But even if I myself should judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and he who sent me.

These words he spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the temple; and no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.

I know that ye are Abrahams offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word is not received within you.

Why do ye not understand my language? It is because ye cannot listen to my word.

Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not.

He that is of God heareth Gods words; for this cause ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.