Now after the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, astrologers from the east arrived at Jerusalem,

When King Herod heard of this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers, and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared.

Then, as they had been divinely warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another way.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

"A cry was heard in Ramah! Weeping and great lamenting! Rachel weeping for her children, And inconsolable because they were gone."

But when Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to return there; and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the region of Galilee,

But when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he retreated to Galilee.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God!

"You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.'

"You have heard that men were told 'You shall not commit adultery.'

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"Again, you have heard that the men of old were told, 'You shall not swear falsely, but you must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.'

"You have heard that they were told, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that they were told, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough.

For wherever your treasure is, your heart will be also.

But the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few that find it.

When Jesus heard this he was astonished, and said to his followers, "I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith as this.

But he heard it, and said, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor!

Now when John heard in prison of what the Christ was doing, he sent by his disciples

"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.

But when the Pharisees heard of it they said, "This man cannot drive out demons except by the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons."

You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.

For just as Jonah was in the maw of the whale for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a hoard of money, buried in a field, which a man found, and buried again. And he was overjoyed, and went and sold everything he had and bought the field.

At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the company. And Herod was delighted with her,

When Jesus heard it, he quietly retired by boat to a secluded place. And the crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the towns.

So when he got out of the boat he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, and he cured those of them that were sick.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they pollute a man.

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

When the disciples heard it, they were dreadfully frightened and fell upon their faces.

And his master's heart was touched, and he let the slave go and canceled the debt.

But when the young man heard that, he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.

Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven!

But when the disciples heard this, they were completely astounded and said, "Then who can be saved?"

When the other ten heard of this, they were very indignant at the two brothers.

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his figures, they knew that he was speaking about them,

And when they heard it they were amazed, and they went away and left him.

When the crowd heard this, they were astounded at his teaching.

And when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,

And he said to him, " 'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole mind.'

And the man who had received the one thousand came up and said, 'Sir, I knew you were a hard man, who reaped where you had not sown, and gathered where you had not threshed,

They were deeply hurt and began to say to him one after another, "Can it be I, Master?"

Then he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch with me."

Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy!

Some of the bystanders when they heard it said, "The man is calling for Elijah!"