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"Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."

"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing consolation, because they are no more."

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward."

Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

At that time Jesus declared, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.

But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

because John had been telling him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."