As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.

“No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

“Therefore, don’t be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered and nothing hidden that won’t be made known.

Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep.

But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.

since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her!”

Though he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, since they regarded him as a prophet.

Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”