But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.

But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.

A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation??achel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

And because Jesus knew well their thought, he said:

And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.

"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.

"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and whoever receives a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

"And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you in solemn truth, he shall not lose his reward.

Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they had not repented.

"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented, long ago, in sackcloth and ashes.

Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.

"The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented under the preaching of Jonah, and lo! a greater than Jonah is here!

"The Queen of the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! a greater than Solomon is here!

Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;

but when the sun rose it was scorched, and withered away because it had no root.

"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.

"But happy are your eyes, because they see, and your ears because they hear.

And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.

because John kept telling him, "It is not right for you to have her."

The king was displeased because of this, but because of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given her.

But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

When Jesus knew it he said: "Weaklings in faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves, because you have no bread?

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

"Because of your little faith," he answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith the size of a mustard-seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from this place to that!' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!

"Immediately his master summoned him and said: "'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me.

"'Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "He said to them, 'Do you also go into the vineyard.'

"Have I not the right to do what I choose with my own property? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'

but although they longed to apprehend him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.

And Jesus, because he knew their malice, said:

In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

"And call no one 'Leader,' because One is your leader, even the Christ.

and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold;

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

Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping.

The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."

He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus before him.

And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him."