Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this He tells us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”

When a woman is in labor she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

Look: An hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

because the words that You gave Me,
I have given them.
They have received them
and have known for certain
that I came from You.
They have believed that You sent Me.

I pray for them.
I am not praying for the world
but for those You have given Me,
because they are Yours.

I have given them Your word.
The world hated them
because they are not of the world,
as I am not of the world.

Father,
I desire those You have given Me
to be with Me where I am.
Then they will see My glory,
which You have given Me
because You loved Me before the world’s foundation.

Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place, because Jesus often met there with His disciples.

Now the slaves and the temple police had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold. They were standing there warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, warming himself.

“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law He must die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”

So then, because of them, he handed Him over to be crucified.

Therefore they took Jesus away.

Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away.

They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put Him.”

In the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because of their fear of the Jews. Then Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!”

Jesus said, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Those who believe without seeing are blessed.”

“Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” He told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did, and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?” because they knew it was the Lord.

When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.

For David says of Him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

because You will not leave me in Hades
or allow Your Holy One to see decay.

because they were provoked that they were teaching the people and proclaiming the resurrection from the dead, using Jesus as the example.

After threatening them further, they released them. They found no way to punish them, because the people were all giving glory to God over what had been done;

For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

Then the commander went with the temple police and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.

“Then the Lord said to him:

Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

They were attentive to him because he had astounded them with his sorceries for a long time.

But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!

You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

Get up, go downstairs, and accompany them with no doubts at all, because I have sent them.”

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.

The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.

She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gateway.

He had been very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. Together they presented themselves before him. They won over Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, and through him they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country.

At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.

Look, you scoffers,
marvel and vanish away,
because I am doing a work in your days,
a work that you will never believe,
even if someone were to explain it to you.”

And they started to call Barnabas, Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

Because we have heard that some without our authorization went out from us and troubled you with their words and unsettled your hearts,

When they read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement.

Paul wanted Timothy to go with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek.

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because all of us are here!”

He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had believed God with his entire household.

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”—because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

because He has set a day when He is going to judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

where he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them,

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.”

So Paul, having stayed on for many days, said good-bye to the brothers and sailed away to Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because he had taken a vow.

Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so he would not have to spend time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, for the day of Pentecost.

After we sighted Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we sailed on to Syria and arrived at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

Some in the mob were shouting one thing and some another. Since he was not able to get reliable information because of the uproar, he ordered him to be taken into the barracks.

When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the mob’s violence,

“Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

and saw Him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’

“Then He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

When Paul realized that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”

So he took him, brought him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to tell you.”

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

When this man had been seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, I arrived with my troops and rescued him because I learned that he is a Roman citizen.

When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: “Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,

When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied: “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me.

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

Now I urge you to take courage, because there will be no loss of any of your lives, but only of the ship.

Therefore, take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.

But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself to his hand.

Because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; it was not as though I had any accusation against my nation.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith is being reported in all the world.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.

For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

because he was fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all men, because all sinned.

And the gift is not like the one man’s sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.

because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over Him.

For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.

For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate.

because the Spirit’s law of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so.

Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in the hope

Now in this hope we were saved, yet hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings.

And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

As it is written:
Because of You
we are being put to death all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.