And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name 'Jesus,' because he will save his people from their sins."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because {they exist no longer}."

From that time [on], Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed [are] the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed [are] the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Blessed [are] the ones who hunger and thirst [for] righteousness, because they will be satisfied.

Blessed [are] the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Blessed [are] the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Blessed [are] those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice and be glad, because your reward [is] great in heaven, for in the [same] way they persecuted the prophets before you.

But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

or by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great king.

And do not swear by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, because tomorrow will be anxious for itself. {Each day has enough trouble of its own.}

"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,

because narrow [is] the gate and constricted [is] the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.

because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

he said, "Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." And they ridiculed him.

And [when he] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were weary and dejected, like sheep that did not have a shepherd.

But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.

And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

and you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

"Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.

The one who finds his life will lose it, and the one who loses his life because of me will find it.

Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.

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!

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.

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,

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.

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

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?

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 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.

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!"

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."

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.

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.

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

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?'

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

and [although they] wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

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.

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

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

And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.

"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!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,

"Then they will hand you over to persecution and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.

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].

And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, 'Give us [some] of your olive oil, because our lamps are going out!'

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know the day or the hour!

And the one who had received the one talent came up also [and] said, 'Master, [because I] knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter [seed].

And [because I] was afraid, I went away [and] hid your talent in the ground. See, you have [what is] yours!'

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me during this night, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

And after a little [while] those who were standing there came up [and] said to Peter, "You really are [one] of them also, because even your accent {reveals who you are}."

But the chief priests took the silver coins [and] said, "It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is {blood money}."

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.

And [while] he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent [a message] to him, saying, "{Have nothing to do with that righteous man}, for I have suffered much as a result of a dream today because of him.")

He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, 'I am the Son of God'!"