And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.

But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

And behold, thou will be mute, and not able to speak until that day these things will come to pass, because thou did not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.

And blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from Lord.

because he has looked upon the lowliness of his bondmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations will regard me blessed,

because the Mighty has done great things to me. And his name is holy.

Blessed is Lord, the God of Israel, because he came to help, and made ransom for his people.

because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and patriarchy of David,

And she brought forth her son, the firstborn, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the feed trough, because there was no place for them in the inn.

because to you was born today in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ Lord.

because my eyes have seen thy salvation,

And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

And amazement developed in all, and they spoke among each other, saying, What is this word? Because with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And also demons came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou are the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

But he said to them, I must preach the good-news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.

But Simon Peter having seen, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.

And not having found how they might bring him in because of the multitude, after going up upon the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the small bed into the midst in front of Jesus.

And all the multitude sought to touch him, because power came forth from him, and healed them all.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

Blessed are those who hunger now, because ye will be filled. Blessed are those who weep now, because ye will laugh.

Blessed are ye, when men will hate you, and when they will exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of man.

However, woe to you the rich, because ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are filled now, because ye will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, because ye will mourn and weep.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And another fell on the rock, and having grown, it withered away because of not having moisture.

And his mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him because of the crowd.

And Jesus demanded him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were entered into him.

And the whole multitude of the region around the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them, because they were gripped by great fear. And he, having embarked into the boat, returned.

because there was with him an only begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But during his going the multitudes thronged him.

But Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead,

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, they said to him, Send the multitude away, so that, after going into the villages and fields around, they may rest and find provision, because we are here in a desolate

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life because of me, this man will save it.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son, because he is the only begotten to me.

And having answered, John said, Master, we saw a certain man casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

And they did not receive him, because his face was going to Jerusalem.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works were done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are made subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in the heavens.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that thou hid these things from the wise and astute, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because it becam

I say to you, though he will not give him, after getting up, because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, having awaken, he will give him as many as he needs.

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom be made to stand? Because ye say that I cast out the demons by 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.

The queen of the south will awake in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

But woe to you Pharisees! Because ye tithe mint and rue and every plant, and pass by justice and the love of God. It is necessary to do these things, and not to neglect those things.

Woe to you Pharisees! Because ye love the place of honor in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Woe to you scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like the unseen sepulchers, and the men who walk over them do not know.

And he said, Woe also to you lawyers! Because ye load men with burdens difficult to bear, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you! Because ye build the sepulchers of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

Consequently, ye testify and approve the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchers.

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 lawyers! Because ye took away the key of knowledge. Ye did not enter in yourselves, and ye hindered those who were entering in.

And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.

And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops?

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.

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.

Fear not, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Therefore, ye also become ready, because the Son of man comes at that hour ye do not suppose.

And having answered, Jesus said to them, Do ye suppose that these Galileans became sinful above all the Galileans because they have suffered such things?

And having responded, the synagogue-ruler, being indignant because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which he ought to work. Therefore coming in these, be healed, and not on the

Compete to enter in by the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

In the same day some Pharisees came, saying to him, Get thee out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill thee.

Nevertheless it is necessary for me to go today and tomorrow and the following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

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

and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

And he sent forth his bondman at the hour of the meal to say to those who were invited, Come, because all things are now ready.

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

And when he comes to the house, he calls together his men friends and his men 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 lady friends and lady neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found the drachma that I lost.

because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.

And he said to him, Thy brother arrived, and thy father has killed the fatted calf, because he received him back healthy.

But it was needful to make merry and be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and became alive again, and was lost, and was found.

And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.

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.

And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.

Does he have a favor for that bondman because he did the things that were commanded? I think 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.

yet because this widow causes me a beating, I will avenge her, lest by no end of coming she give me a black eye.

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.

And he sought to see Jesus, who he was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because his stature was small.

And having ran ahead, he climbed up in a sycomore tree so that he might see him, because he was going to pass that one.

And as they heard these things, he spoke, adding on a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

And he said to him, Well, thou good bondman. Because thou became faithful in the least, be thou having authority over ten cities.

For I was afraid of thee because thou are an austere man. Thou take up what thou did not lay down, and reap what thou did not sow.

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 they will raze thee and thy children within thee. And they will not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou knew not the time of thy visitation.

And ye will be hated by all men because of my name.

Because these are days of vengeance to fulfill all things that are written.

And when these things begin to happen, stand upright, and lift up your heads, because your redemption approaches.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he was wanting of a considerable time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he hoped to see some sign happening by him.

(a man who was cast into prison because of a certain insurrection that occurred in the city, and for murder).

And he released the man who had been cast into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they asked for, but he delivered Jesus to their will.

Because, behold, the days are coming, during which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the bellies that gave no birth, and the breasts that did not suckle.

Because if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?

And they constrained him, saying, Remain with us, because it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to remain with them.

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as ye see me having.