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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure which is hidden in the field, which a man discovered and hid, and because of his joy, he went and sold everything he had, and bought that field.

And he did not perform many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip''s wife.

So Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the people, because they accepted him as a prophet.

And she, because she was instructed by her mother, said, Give me right here on a tray the head of John the Baptist.

And the king was very sorry; but because of the oaths and the guests, he commanded that it be given to her.

And his disciples saw him walking on the water, and they were scared, and they said, It is a false vision; and they cried out because of their fear.

And they were reasoning among themselves and saying, It is because we have not brought bread.

But Jesus knew it and said to them, What are you thinking among yourselves, O you of little faith; is it because you have not brought bread?

Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief; for truly I say to you, If there is faith in you even as a grain of mustard, you will say to this mountain, move away from here, and it will move away; and nothing would prevail over you.

Woe to the world because of offences! Offences are bound to come; but woe to the man by whose hand the offences come!

But if he will not listen to you, take one or two with you, because at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is sustained.

Then his master called him and said to him, O wicked servant, I cancelled all your debt because you begged me.

And he said, Because of this, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

They said to him, Because no man has hired us. He said to them, You also go to the vineyard, and you will receive what is right.

Have I no right to do what I wish with mine own? Or are you jealous because I am generous?

So they wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.

Now there were with us seven brothers; the first married and died, and because he had no sons, he left his wife to his brother.

Jesus answered, and said to them, You err, because you do not understand the scriptures nor the power of God.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you embezzle the property of widows, with the pretense that you make long prayers; because of this you shall receive a greater judgment.*