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He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

Then he began to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

because John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given;

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you besought me;

They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'

But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.

But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither enter yourselves, nor allow those who would enter to go in.

And because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love will grow cold.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me this night; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Peter declared to him, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away."

And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay.