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But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”

The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.

But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”

Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

That is also why the crowd went out to meet Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue.

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

…the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.

If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.

Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

…in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;

…in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

…and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.

Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.

“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”

And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

…because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

…how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

…an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

…and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.

When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

…and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

…to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

…the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

…if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

…an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—

As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.