But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her.

Then Herod, because he saw that a trick had been played on him by the stargazers, was very angry, and sent and slaughtered all the boy babies in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood, from two years down, in accordance with the time which he had found out from the stargazers.

"A sob was heard in Ramah, weeping and great wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were gone."

But because he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and because he was divinely warned in a dream, he set out for the region of Galilee.

Now Jesus, because He saw a crowd about Him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

And all at once some men were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a couch. And because He saw their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Cheer up, my child, your sins are forgiven."

When He saw the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep without a shepherd.

And you will be hated by all men, because you bear my name, but whoever bears up to the end will be saved.

And I solemnly say to you, no one who gives a cup of cold water to one of the least of my disciples, because he is a disciple, will ever fail to get his reward."

Then He began to censure the cities in which His many, many wonder-works had been done, because they did not repent.

But because Jesus knew it, He left there. And many people followed Him, and He cured them all,

But because He knew their thoughts, He said to them, "Any kingdom that is not united is in the process of destruction, and any city or family that is not united cannot last.

and some fell upon rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and at once they sprang up, because there was no depth of soil,

and when the sun was up they were scorched and dried up, because they had no root.

This is why I am speaking to them in stories, because they look but do not see, they listen but do not really hear or understand.

He did not do many wonder-works there, because of their lack of faith.

Then they began to discuss it among themselves, and said, "It is because we did not take any bread."

He answered them, "Because you have so little faith! For I solemnly say to you, if you have the faith that is living like a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move over from here to yonder,' and it will move over, and nothing will be impossible for you to do."

And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.

Then his master called to him, and said, 'I cancelled all that huge debt of yours, because you pleaded with me to do so.

He answered them, "It was because of your moral perversity that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but it was not so from the beginning.

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

Have I not the right to do what I please with my own money? Or, is your eye causing you to be covetous, because I am generous?

But because the high priests and scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Welcome the Son of David," they were indignant

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

At that time they will turn you over to torture, and will murder you, and you will be hated by all the heathen, because you bear my name.

and because of the increasing crime wave, most people's love will grow cold.

But Jesus, because He understood them, said to them, "Why do you embarrass the woman? She has done a good deed to me,