because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

because whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

But [when] the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

For this [reason] I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand,

Because the heart of this people is waxed gross, and they heard heavily with their ears, and closed their eyes; lest they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I shall heal them.

But your eyes [are] blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

And he said to them, 'Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'

And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

because John had been saying to him, "It is not permitted for you to have her."

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

And [although] the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his {dinner guests} he commanded [the request] to be granted.

But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against [it].

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Because God said, "You are to honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses father or mother must certainly be put to death.'

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

They are worshiping me for nothing [because they are] teaching principles that are [merely] the requirements of men.'"

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up [and] asked him, saying, "Send her away, because she is crying out after us!"

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no bread?

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.

And Peter taking Him to him, began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord; because this shall not be unto thee.

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

because what profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

and saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

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

And the person who welcomes one little child like this, in my name [i.e., because he belongs to me], welcomes me [also].

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

If your hand or your foot becomes the occasion for you falling away [from God], cut them off and throw them away. It would be better for you to enter [never ending] life disabled or crippled, rather than keeping both hands and both feet and being thrown into the never ending fire [i.e., because they caused you to fall away from God].

And if your eye becomes the occasion for you falling away [from God], gouge it out and throw it away, for it would be better for you to enter [never ending] life with [only] one eye, rather than keeping both eyes and being thrown into a fiery hell [i.e., because one of them caused you to fall away from God].

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.

because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."

'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

And [because] he did not have [enough] to repay [it], the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

So the master of that slave, [because he] had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.

Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, 'Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!

And [because he] was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.

He said unto them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: But from the beginning it was not so.

And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits sexual unfaithfulness [toward her], unless the reason for the divorce was sexual unfaithfulness [on his wife's part]. And the person who marries a woman who has been divorced commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband]."

for there are eunuchs who from the mother's womb were so born; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who kept themselves eunuchs because of the reign of the heavens: he who is able to receive it -- let him receive.'

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

But [when] the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.

And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go also into the vineyard.'

Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with [what is] mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'

Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: But they cried the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, Master, which art the son of David."

But because the high priests and scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Welcome the Son of David," they were indignant

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;

And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

because many are invited, but few are chosen."

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

But [because he] knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

because in the resurrection, people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven.

Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practice what they teach.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers,

And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.

And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

But woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. Because of this ye will receive greater condemnation.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you travel around the sea and the dry [land] to make one convert, and when he becomes [one], you make him twice as much a son of hell [as] you [are]!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important [matters] of the law--justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these [things] {while not neglecting those}.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,

Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scholars. And some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city,

because many will come in my name and say, "I'm the Messiah,' and they will deceive many people.

You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

and because iniquity shall abound,

And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and display great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

because just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!

For this [reason] you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come].

But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'

because when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.