When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the reign of king Herod, certain eastern Magi came to Jerusalem, with this enquiry,

when king Herod heard these things, he was alarm'd, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod having privately sent for the Magi, enquired of them the exact time when the star appeared.

but being divinely warn'd in a dream, not to go back to Herod, they returned into their own country another way.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the infant and his mother, flee into Egypt, and don't stir thence till I order you, for Herod will endeavour to have the child destroy'd. Joseph therefore arose,

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

Then Herod perceiving he was abused by the Magi, was full of indignation, and sent a detachment who slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and its territory, being under the age of two years, according to the limited time he had learnt of the Magi.

"In Rama was a cry heard, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

But after the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

but when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was apprehensive of going thither, till having had a divine warning in a dream, he retired into the district of Galilee:

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

After this, Jesus having heard that John was confined in prison, retired into Galilee.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Ye have heard that it has been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever shall kill, shall be punish'd by the tribunal."

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

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not for swear thy self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths."

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

You have heard that it hath been said, "you shall love your neighbour, and hate your enemy:"

When you pray, be not verbose, as the heathen are: for they think they shall be heard for their loquaciousness.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

when Jesus heard it, he was surpriz'd, and said to his followers, I profess I have not met with such an instance of faith, no not in Israel.

and there was a considerable herd of swine feeding, at some distance from them.

So the devils entreated him, saying, if you force us out, suffer us to retire into the herd of swine.

and Jesus bad them go, accordingly they came out, and went into the herd of swine: and immediately the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea, where they were all drown'd.

fear not those who can only kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul: rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

in the mean time John having heard in his confinement of the actions of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to ask him,

O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

for I declare unto you, that many prophets and just men have desired to see what ye see, and have not seen it: and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard it.

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

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

for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod,

When Jesus heard that, he embark'd, to retire privately to a desert place: of which the people being inform'd, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

but what proceeds out of the mouth, is deriv'd from the heart, and that defiles the man.

out of the heart proceed evil designs, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, slanders.

and when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in a terrible fright.

but when the young man heard that, he went away dejected: for he had great possessions.

when his disciples heard this, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, who then can be saved?

When the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he meant them.

when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

then came he who had received the one talent, and said, Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered:

then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, he has spoke blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? you yourselves have now heard his blasphemy.

some of the standers by, when they heard that, said, he calls upon Elias.