"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."