Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! there came magians from the East to Jerusalem,

But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Then Herod, having privately called the magians ascertained from them exactly the time when the star appeared.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo! the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the child was.

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.

and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt."

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they will see God.

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges."

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Again ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths."

Ye have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy."

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.

But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

And John, having heard in the prison of the works of Christ, sent by his disciples,

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.

How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

For this peoples heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife.

But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

"This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?

But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.

He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.

And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard his parables, knew that he was speaking of them.

And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

And he said to him, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

But if the bad servant say in his heart, My lord is tarrying long;

Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter seed;

Then the highpriest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? See! ye have now heard the blasphemy.

Some of those standing there, when they heard this, said, This man is calling for Elijah.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things he was doing, came to him.

And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.

And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,

Now there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding.

And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits coming out, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, about two thousand, and were drowned in the lake.

having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And most people when they heard him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is given him? And how is it that such miracles are wrought by his hands?

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.

But Herod hearing of it said, John, whom I beheaded, hath risen again.

For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife.

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him; and on hearing him, was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly.

And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles and chief captains and the principal men of Galilee,

and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And his disciples, when they heard of it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

And when he saw them toiling hard in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the lake. And he would have passed by them;

For they did not consider the matter of the loaves; but their heart was hardened.

ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those that were sick to the place where they heard he was.

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this command.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And he answering said to it, Let no one eat fruit from thee henceforth for ever. And his disciples heard him.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him; because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Truly do I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up, and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass, he shall have it.

And one of the scribes came up, having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which commandment is first of all?

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength."

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbor as ones self, is more than all the whole burntofferings and the sacrifices.

David himself calleth him lord; and how can he be his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

And they when they heard it were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought a good opportunity to deliver him up.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.

Ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? And they all condemned him as deserving the punishment of death.

And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See! he is calling for Elijah.

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device of their heart.

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

And all who heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all which they had heard and seen, as had been told them.

And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.