Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”

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

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

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

“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’;

but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

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

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”

And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?”

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.

And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.

When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.

Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.

And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!”

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him.

A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee;

and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”

When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

And Jesus, looking around, *said to His disciples, “How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!”

The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus *answered again and *said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the foremost of all?”

and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.”

When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

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

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.