"A cry was heard in Ramah! Weeping and great lamenting! Rachel weeping for her children, And inconsolable because they were gone."

But the sight of the crowds of people filled him with pity for them, because they were bewildered and dejected, like sheep that have no shepherd.

Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will have the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man because he is upright will have the same reward as an upright man.

And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

Then he began to reproach the towns in which his numerous wonders had been done, because they did not repent.

and some fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil and it sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep,

but when the sun came up it was scorched and withered up, because it had no root.

This is why I speak to them in figures, because though they look they do not see, and though they listen they do not hear or understand.

but it takes no real root in him, and lasts only a little while, and when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, he gives it up at once.

And he did not do many wonders there, because of their want of faith.

And the king was sorry, but because he had sworn to do it, and because of the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given to her.

He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. For I tell you, if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here over to there!' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

They said to him, 'Because nobody has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go to my vineyard, too.'

Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Then they will hand you over to persecution and they will put you to death, and you will be hated by all the heathen because you bear my name.

and because of the increase of wickedness, most men's love will grow cold.