From Judea, too, and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and from the district of Tyre and Sidon, they came to him a vast multitude, because they heard what he was doing.

When his relatives heard of it, they came to take possession of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind and touched his cloak.

King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life."

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

Then came a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday held a feast for his lords and generals and the leading men of Galilee,

at which the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced. She charmed Herod and his guests. "Ask me whatever you want," said the king to the young girl, "and I will give it to you."

When John's disciples heard of this, they came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

for they had not understood about the loaves; on the contrary their heart was hardened.

and began running over that whole country, and carrying the sick about on their beds, wherever they heard he was.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet

"My heart aches for the crowd, because they have remained with me three days now, and they have nothing to eat;

So he gave them this warning. "Look out! Be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod."

Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

So, addressing the tree, he said, "Let no man ever more eat fruit from you." And the disciples heard it.

The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.

"In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Up and hurl yourself into the sea!' and shall not doubt in his heart, but on the contrary shall believe that what he says will happen, it will be granted him.

Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the 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 that beside him there is none other, and to love him with all one's heart and with all one's understanding and with all one's might, and to love one's neighbor as oneself is far beyond all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

"We heard him say, 'I will tear down this temple made by hands, and in three days I will build another temple not made by hands.'"

When they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."

But they, although they heard that he was living and had been seen by her did not believe it.

they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."