A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

And when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and scattered as sheep that had no shepherd.

He that receives a prophet be cause he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whoever will give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink, because he is a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

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

At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

Others fell on stony places, where they had not much earth; and they immediately sprung up, 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 to them: Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.

For this reason I speak to them in parables; because when they see, they see not; and when they hear, they hear not, nor do they understand.

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

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been 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 perceiving it, said to them: you of little faith! why are you reasoning among yourselves because you took no bread?

And Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed from this place to that, and it shall be removed: and nothing shall be impossible for you.

Alas for the world because of snares! for it is necessary that snares come: but alas for that man by whom the snare comes!

Then his lord called him and said to him: Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you besought me.

Is it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good?

And when they sought to lay hold of him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

Jesus answered and said to them: You err, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

and because iniquity abounds, the love of many will grow cold.

And the chief priests took the money, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood.

While he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying: Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day in a dream, because of him.

And he cured many that were sick of various diseases, and cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And he spoke to his disciples, that a small ship should continue near him, because of the multitude, that they might not press upon him.

Other seed fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth: and it immediately sprung up, because it had no depth of earth.

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

But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest is ready.

because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been pulled to pieces by him, and the fetters had been broken, and no one had strength to subdue him;

for Herod feared John, because he knew him to be a just and holy man; and he kept him in safety. And having heard him, he did many things, and heard him with pleasure.

And when Jesus came out, he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were as sheep that had no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not, unless they wash their hands carefully, because they hold the tradition of the elders:

Because it does not enter into his heart, but into his belly, and goes out into the sink, cleansing all food.

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

And they reasoned with one an other, saying: It is because we have no bread.

And Jesus perceived it, and said to them: Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive, nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?

And John answered him and said: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he does not follow us: and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

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

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

And when the evening had come, because it was the preparation, which is the eve of the sabbath,

Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they reclined at table; and he reproached them for 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 advanced in years.

And behold, you shall be dumb and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their proper time.

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;

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

And finding no way by which they could bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up on the top of the house, and, through the tiling, let him down, with his bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And some fell upon the rock; and when it had sprung up, it withered, because it had no moisture.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

And John answered and said: Master, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

And they did not receive him, because his face was turned toward Jerusalem.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

I say to you, Although he will not arise and give him, because he is his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you think that those Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath-day, answered and said to the multitude: There are six days in which work ought to be done; on these, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day. Then the Lord answered him and said:

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

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.

Does he thank that servant, because he did what was commanded? I think not.

yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And he sought to see Jesus, who he was, and was not able on account of the multitude, because he was of small stature.

And as they heard these things, he also spoke a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man; you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.

and will destroy thee and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for he had, for a long time, desired to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign done by him.

And while he was in Jerusalem, during the feast of passover, many believed on his name, because they saw the signs that he did.

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

He that believes on him is not condemned; but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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

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

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, because of the word of the woman who testified, He told me all things that I ever did.

And many more believed because of his own word;

and they said to the woman: We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is in truth the Savior of the world, the Christ.

Therefore, when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, because they had seen all things that he had done in Jerusalem during the feast; for they them selves had gone to the feast.

But he that had been restored to health knew not who he was; for Jesus had withdrawn himself, because a multitude was in the place.

And for this reason did the Jews persecute Jesus, and seek to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.

For this reason, therefore, the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the sabbath, but also said that God was his own father, making himself equal with God.

and he has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the 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.

You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me:

And a great multitude followed him, because they had seen the signs which he did in the case of the sick.

Jesus answered them, and said: Verily, verily I say to you, You seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were satisfied.

Then the Jews murmured at him, because he said, I am like bread that came down from heaven.

And after this Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

Do you go up to this feast. I go not up now to this feast, because my time has not yet fully come.

If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I have restored the entire man to health on the sabbath-day?

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

Then they sought to take him; yet no one laid his hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

But this he spoke of the Spirit, which those who believe on him were about to receive; for the Holy Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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

And yet if I judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.

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

Then said the Jews: Will he kill himself, because he says, Whither I go, you can not come?

And he that sent me is with me. The Father has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.

I know that you are the posterity of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

Why do you not know what I say? Because you can not understand my words.

You are of your father, the devil; and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the be ginning, and stood not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks that which is false, he speaks from what is his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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