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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread."

But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread? [fn]

So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; [fn] for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, "You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.' [fn]

Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?'

But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 'I will strike the Shepherd,And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' Zechariah 13:7 ">[fn]

Peter answered and said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble."

But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood."

For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him."

Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

But He said to them, "Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also, because for this purpose I have come forth."

And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him.