There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abiah: and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bring thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped for joy in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

And her neighbours and her relations heard, that the Lord had magnified his mercy upon her; and they congratulated her.

And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Well! what a child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

And all who heard it, marvelled at the things told them by the shepherds.

But Mary carefully preserved all these declarations, laying them together in her heart, in order to apprehend their meaning.

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

And all who heard him, were in a transport of admiration, at his understanding and answers.

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was in subjection to them: though his mother preserved 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 tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene:

Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he had done,

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;

And he said unto them, Ye will probably say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself! the works which we have heard to have been performed by thee at Capernaum, do the like here in thy own country.

And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, when they heard these observations:

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, produceth what is good; and a wicked man, from the evil treasure in his heart, produceth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

But when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant.

And Jesus addressing them, said, Go, tell John what things ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached unto them.

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

And Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's lieutenant-governor, and Susanna, and many others, who ministred to his support out of their possessions.

They by the road side, are such as hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh the word from their heart, that they should not be saved in believing.

And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.

And that which fell among thorns, are they having heard, and going away, are choked by the cares, and wealth, and pleasures of life, and bring forth no perfect fruit.

But that on the good ground are they who having heard the word, retain it in a heart excellent and good, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Now a herd of many swine was there feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them.

Then the devils going out of the man, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and was suffocated.

Then Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in much distraction of mind, because it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead:

And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shalt in any wise hurt you.

for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

And he answering said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself."

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

But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk;

The same day came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and begone from hence: for Herod will kill thee.

Now his elder brother had been in the field: and when coming home he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and the chorus.

Then the Pharisees also, who were dear lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered at him.

And those who heard it said, Who then can be saved?

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said God forbid.

Then they said, What further need have we of witness? for we have heard it from his own mouth.

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean?

And when he knew that he came out of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself at Jerusalem in those days.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was vastly delighted: for he had been long desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.

Then Herod with his guards treated him with contempt, and in derision clothed him in a splendid robe, and sent him back to Pilate.

And Pilate and Herod the same day became friends together: for they had previously been at enmity with each other.

nor Herod neither: for I referred you to him; and, lo, nothing is done to this man, as if he deserved death.

And he said unto them, O ye void of understanding, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!