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When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren; and they were both well along in years.

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,

And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time."

"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people.

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done,

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,

They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.

Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

But he said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent."

Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."

When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

"Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.