There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

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

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"

They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.

Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel."

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

The demons came out from the man, and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

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

But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."

When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"

"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."

But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"

As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"

They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!"

But when Pilate heard Galilee mentioned, he asked if the man was a Galilean.

When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!