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.