While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And they were all astonished, so that they were inquiring one to another, saying, What is this? what new teaching is this? Because according to authority He commands the unclean spirits, and they obey Him;

and he healed many that were sick of divers diseases. And he cast out many devils; and suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].

and because they could not come nigh unto him for press, they uncovered the roof of the house where he was. And when they had broken it open, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

indeed no man ever sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment: because the new piece that is patch'd on, draws the old, and rends it still worse.

Jesus looked around at them in anger, deeply hurt because of their hard hearts. Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and his hand was restored to health.

and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing.

And he commanded his disciples, that a ship should wait on him, because of the people, lest they should throng him.

because he had healed so many people that everyone who had diseases kept crowding up against him in order to touch him.

When his family heard about it, they went to restrain him, because they kept saying, "He's out of his mind!"

Because they said, "He had an unclean spirit."

Some fell on a stony ground: where it had not much earth: and by and by sprang up, because it had not depth of earth:

but as soon as the sun was up, it caught heat: and because it had not rooting it withered away.

he answered, you are admitted into the secret of the gospel-dispensation: but to unbelievers every thing is couch'd in parables; because,

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

because whoever has something, will have more given to him. But whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."

And as soon as the fruit is brought forth, anon he thrusteth in the sickle because that harvest is come."

And they feared with a great fear, and continued to say to one another, Who then is this, because the wind and the sea obey Him?

because that when he was often bound with fetters and chains, he plucked the chains asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces: Neither could any man tame him.

And he was asking him "{What is your name}?" And he said to him, "My name [is] Legion, because we are many."

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

because she had been saying, "If I can just touch his robe, I will get well."

And He could not perform any supernatural deed there [i.e., because of their lack of faith in Him], except He placed hands on a few sick people [i.e., accompanied by prayer ?] and healed them.

And he was astonished because of their unbelief.

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

For Herod himself had sent [and] arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

Now [because of this] Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but had not been able to.

For Herod was afraid of John, [because he] knew him [to be] a righteous and holy man and protected him. And [when he] listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and [yet] he listened to him gladly.

And [although he] was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and {dinner guests}, did not want to refuse her.

He told them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while," because so many people were coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.

And Jesus went out and saw much people, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep which had no shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.

For they remembered not of the loaves, because their hearts were blinded.

and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not, unless they wash their hands carefully, because they hold the tradition of the elders:

Their worship of me is worthless, because they teach human rules as doctrines.'

Because Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses his father or mother must certainly be put to death.'

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly: and goeth out into the draught that purgeth out all meats."

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

And he said to her, "Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter."

"I have compassion on this people, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And if I send them home hungry they will become weak on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."

And they reasoned with one another, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And when Jesus knew that, he said unto them, "Why take ye thought because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your hearts yet blinded?

and, looking up, he was saying - I see men, because, like trees, I behold them walking

But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!"

because whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

(For he did not know what he should answer, because they were terrified.)

Then Jesus, because He saw that a crowd was rushing up to Him, reproved the foul spirit and said to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit, get out of him, I charge you, and never get into him again."

because he was teaching his disciples, "The Son of Man will be betrayed into human hands. They will kill him, but after being dead for three days he will be raised."

But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way [about] who [was] greatest.

And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me." John answered him, saying, "Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, which followeth not us and we forbade him, because he followeth us not."

But Jesus said, "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

"And whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink for my name's sake because ye are belonging to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

And if your hand becomes the occasion for falling away [from God], cut it off; it would be better for you to enter [never ending] life disabled, rather than keeping both hands and going to hell, into the fire that cannot be put out [i.e., all because it caused you to fall away from God]. {{Verse

And if your eye becomes the occasion for falling away [from God] gouge it out; it would be better for you to enter the kingdom of God with [only] one eye, rather than keeping both eyes and being thrown into hell [i.e., all because one of them caused you to fall away from God].

Because everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,

When Jesus saw this, he became furious and told them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

But he looked gloomy at the statement [and] went away sorrowful, {because he had} many possessions.

And, the disciples, were in amazement, because of the words. But, Jesus, again answering, saith unto them - Children! how difficult, it is, to enter, into the kingdom of God!

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”

Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel

because even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and [after] looking around at everything, [because] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And [when he] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went [to see] if perhaps he would find anything on it. And [when he] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

And the scribes and high priests heard it and sought how to destroy him. For they feared him, because all the people marveled at his doctrine.

Because of this I say to you, all whatever -- praying -- ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly a prophet}.

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him [and] went away.

And [when they] came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people} but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"

But [because he] knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at [it]!"

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on."

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes and famines in various places. These things are only the beginning of the birth pains."

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

When they take you away and hand you over for trial, don't worry ahead of time about what you will say. Instead, say whatever is given to you at that time, because it won't be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

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

because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again.

and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.

because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens to deceive, if possible, the elect.

Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!

So keep on watching, because you don't know when the master of the house is coming whether in the evening, at three o'clock in the morning, or at dawn.

because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

because you'll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won't always have me.

Because the Son of Man is going as it has been written concerning Him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had not been born."

And Jesus saith to them, "All ye will be made to stumble; because it has been written, 'I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered abroad.'

Again he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

But he denied [it] again. And after a little [while], again the bystanders began to say to Peter, "You really are [one] of them, because you also are a Galilean, and your accent {shows it}!"

(For he was coming to understand that because of envy the high priests had delivered Him up).

So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha which, being interpreted, means "the place of the skull" [i.e., probably because it was a skull-shaped knoll in appearance].

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,