Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep 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.

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

Whoever gives you a cup of water, because you are Christ's, truly I say to you, he will in no way be without his reward.

But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.

And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.

But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.

So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

And again he came and saw them sleeping, because their eyes were very tired; and they had nothing to say in answer.

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

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people.

Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.

Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.

In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes.

Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

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

And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?

And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

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.

At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

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.

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,

Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

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;

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

And you will be hated by all men, because of me.

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;

But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life

And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?

John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these.

But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all.

He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.

The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.