If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.

because just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [something] greater than Jonah [is] here!

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself.

"But woe to you, Pharisees, because you pay a tenth of mint and rue and every garden herb, and neglect justice and love for God! But it was necessary to do these [things] without neglecting those things also.

Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces!

Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and the people who walk over [them] do not know [it]!

So he said, "Woe to you also, legal experts, because you load people [with] burdens hard to bear, and [you] yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers!

Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them!

As a result you are witnesses, and you approve of the deeds of your fathers, because they killed them and you build [their tombs]!

Because of this also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles. And some of them they will kill and persecute,

Woe to you, legal experts, because you have taken away the key to knowledge! You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering!"

because what you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in people's ears, behind closed doors, will be proclaimed from the housetops.

because at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you are to say."

And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.

because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.

because it is the unbelievers who are concerned about all these things. Surely your Father knows that you need them!

"Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come]."

And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"

And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.

"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able to,

At [that] same hour some Pharisees came up [and] said to him, "Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"

Nevertheless, it is necessary [for] me to be on the way today and tomorrow and on the next [day], because it is not possible [for] a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.

Then Jesus told a parable to those who had been invited [i.e., the dinner guests at the Pharisee's house. See verse 1], because He noticed how they were choosing places of honor [at the dinner table]. [So], He said to them,

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.

Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!'

And another said, I married a wife, and because of this I cannot come.

Because I tell all of you, none of those men who were invited will taste anything at my banquet.'"

And [when he] returns to [his] home, he calls together [his] friends and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost!'

And [when she] has found [it], she calls together [her] friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!'

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

But it was necessary to celebrate and to rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and is alive, and was lost, and is found!'"

And he summoned him [and] said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your management, because you can no longer manage.'

And the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

"No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!"

And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

"Every person who divorces his wife and marries another woman becomes sexually unfaithful to her [i.e., because he is still regarded by God as married to his first wife. See Matt. 19:9]. And the person who marries someone who has been divorced by her husband commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].

And he called out [and] said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he could dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am suffering pain in this flame!'

because I have five brothers—to warn them, so they won’t also come to this place of torment.’

Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

Because just as lightning flashes and shines from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his time.

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Moreover he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves because they were righteous, and looked down upon the rest.

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But [when he] heard these [things] he became very sad, because he was extremely wealthy.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

because he'll be handed over to the unbelievers, and will be mocked, insulted, and spit on.

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

And he ran on ahead [and] climbed up into a sycamore tree so that he could see him, because he was going to go through [that way].

And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up [and] said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because it is necessary [for] me to stay at your house today!"

And when the crowd saw this, they began complaining [i.e., because Zacchaeus was a despised tax collector] and said, "He is going to lodge with a sinful man."

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will build a barricade around thee, and will surround thee, and enclose thee on every side.

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to [what] they were hearing from him.

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.

He is not God of the dead but of the living, because all are living to Him.”

Because David himself in the book of Psalms says, "The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

because all the others contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, in her poverty, dropped in everything she had to live on."

He said, "Be careful that you are not deceived, because many will come in my name and say, "I AM' and, "The time has come.' Don't follow them.

When you hear of wars and revolutions, never be alarmed, because these sort of things must take place first, but the end won't come right away."

"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

because I will give you the ability to speak, along with wisdom, that none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

And you will be hated by all because of my name.

because these are days of vengeance, [so that] all the things that are written can be fulfilled.

"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;

People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the celestial powers will be shaken.

But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.

like a trap, because it will come on everyone who lives on the face of the earth.

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

because I tell all of you, I will never eat it again until it finds its fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

because I tell you, from now on I will never drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

Because, the Son of Man, indeed, according to what is marked out, goeth his way; nevertheless, alas! for that man through whom he is being delivered up.