For Herod having arrested John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the multitude because they held him as a prophet.

And he became sad, but because of the oaths, and of those dining together, the king commanded it to be given.

And having answered, he said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, because of your tradition?

And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.

And Jesus having summoned his disciples, he said, I feel compassion toward the multitude because they continue with me now three days and do not have what they might eat. And I do not want to dismiss them without food, lest they mi

And having known it, Jesus said to them, O ye of little faith, why do ye deliberate among yourselves because ye brought no loaves?

And having answered, Jesus said to him, Blessed are thou, Simon Bar-jonah, because flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father in the heavens.

But having turned around, he said to Peter, Go thee behind me, Satan. Thou are my stumbling-block, because thou regard not the things of God, but the things of men.

Lord, be merciful to my son, because he is lunatic, and suffers badly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of a mustard plant, ye will say to this mountain, Remove from here to there, and it will depart, and nothing will be impossible t

Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.

Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.

Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me.

For there are eunuchs who were born this way from their mother's belly, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to

And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.

They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right ye will receive.

Is it not permitted for me to do what I want with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

Because of this I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

And when they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him as a prophet.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye close up the kingdom of the heavens ahead of men. For ye enter not in, nor do ye allow those who are entering to enter in.

But woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. Because of this ye will receive greater condemnation.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye encompass the sea and the land to make one proselyte, and when it happens, ye make him twice more a son of hell than yourselves.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law--justice and mercy and faith. These things must be done, and not neglecting t

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but inside they are full of plunder and unrighteousness.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchers of the righteous,

Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scholars. And some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city,

Then they will deliver you up for tribulation, and will kill you, and ye will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

And because of the increased lawlessness, the love of the many will become cold.

And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved. But because of the chosen those days will be shortened.

Watch therefore, because ye know not at what hour your Lord comes.

Because of this ye also be ready, because in that hour ye think not the Son of man comes.

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us from your olive oil, because our lamps are going out.

Watch therefore, because ye know not the day nor the hour in which the son of man comes.

For he knew that they delivered him up because of envy.

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

And he healed many who were faring badly with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they had recognized him.

And not being able to come near to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay.

And he spoke to his disciples that a small boat would stay by him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him.

because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

And when the sun was risen it was scorched, and because it had no root it dried out.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway they are caused to stumble.

But when the fruit yields, straightaway he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest has come.

Because he was often bound with shackles and chains, and the chains were pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. And no man had strength to subdue him.

And he demanded him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, because we are many.

And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went around the villages teaching.

And king Herod heard, for his name had become well known. And he said, John, the man who immerses, was raised from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.

And the king, who became exceeding sorry, did not want to refuse her because of the oaths, and of those dining together.

And Jesus having come out, he saw a great multitude. And he felt compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the toilet (making all foods clean)?

And he said to her, Because of this saying, go thou. The demon has gone out of thy daughter.

I feel compassion toward the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and do not have what they might eat.

And knowing it Jesus says to them, Why do ye deliberate because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart still hardened?

But he, having turned around, and having looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Go thee behind me, Satan, because thou think not the things of God, but the things of men.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

For whoever may give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye are of Christ, truly I say to you, he will, no, not lose his reward.

Because of this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife,

And having answered, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of me, and because of the good-news,

And the scholars and the chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were awed at his doctrine.

Because of this I say to you, all things, as many as ye may ask, praying, believe that ye receive, and it will be for you.

And having answered, Jesus said to them, Are ye not led astray because of this: not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God?

But watch ye yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be beaten in synagogues. And ye will be stood before rulers and kings because of me, for a testimony to them.

And ye will be hated by all men because of my name, but he who endures to the end, this man will be saved.

And unless the Lord cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days.

And Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me this night, because it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up because of envy.

Afterward he became visible to them, to the eleven, who were relaxing. And he upbraided their unbelief and hard heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he was raised.

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.