But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

And Josnt also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was 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 purpose."

When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

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

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

And blessed is he who is not offended because of me."

Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.

Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; because many demons had entered him.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

Now John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us."

but the people did not receive him, because his face was set for Jerusalem.

I tell you, though he will not get up and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as much as he needs.

And Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way?

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."

And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.'

So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

Does he thank the servant because he did what he was commanded?

yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"

And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.

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

As they heard these things, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, be in authority over ten cities.'

for I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'

and dash you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you; because you did not know the time of your visitation."

Now when these things begin to take place, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.