"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

He that receiveth a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophets reward, and he that receiveth a righteous man because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous mans reward.

And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, 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, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.

And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained 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 knowing it, said, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no bread?

And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.

Woe to the world because of stumblingblocks! For it must needs be that stumblingblocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumblingblock cometh!

Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me;

They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, because they regarded him as a prophet.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of the many will wax cold.

And while he was sitting on the judgmentseat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him.