Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,

But when Herod the king heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, inquired of them exactly what time the star appeared.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them until it came and stood over where the child was.

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and His mother and flee into Egypt. And be there until I bring you word, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy Him.

And he was there until the death of Herod; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the LORD through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called My Son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

But Herod having expired, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in his father Herod's place, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee.

But when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He went back into Galilee.

Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths 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."

But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

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

When Jesus heard, He marvelled and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding.

And the demons begged Him, saying, If You cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

And He said to them, Go! And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters.

But when Jesus heard, He said to them, The ones who are whole do not need a physician, but the ones who are sick.

But when John heard in the prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples.

Take My yoke on you and learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest to your souls.

But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.

Offspring of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings out good things; and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings out evil things.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of Man shall be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

When anyone hears the Word of the kingdom and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown by the wayside.

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

For Herod had laid hold on John, and had bound him, and had put him in prison because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife.

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

When Jesus heard, He departed from there by boat into a deserted place apart. And hearing, the crowds followed Him on foot out of the cities.

"This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

Then His disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?

But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies;

And when the disciples heard, they fell on their face and were greatly terrified.

He said to them, Because of your hard-heartedness Moses allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

When His disciples heard, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant concerning the two brothers.

And behold, two blind men were sitting by the wayside. When they heard that Jesus passed by, they cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!

And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them.

But when the king heard, he was angry. And he sent out his armies and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

When they heard these words, they marveled, and they left Him and went away.

And when the crowd heard this, they were astonished at His doctrine.

Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

For they bind heavy and hard-to-carry burdens and lay them on men's shoulders. But they will not move them with one of their fingers.

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delays His coming,

And he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

Some of those who stood there, when they heard, said, This one calls for Elijah.

And again He entered into Capernaum after some days. And it was heard that He was in a house.

And instantly knowing in His spirit that they reasoned so within themselves, He said to them, Why do you reason these things in your heart?

When Jesus heard, He said to them, They who are strong have no need of a physician, but the ones who have illness. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and those around Tyre and Sidon, a great throng came to him, having heard how much He was doing.

And a great herd of pigs was feeding near the mountains.

And immediately Jesus allowed them. And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the pigs. And the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea (they were about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.

having heard about Jesus, she came in the press behind and touched His garment.

And king Herod heard of Him (for His name had become well-known,) and he said that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead, and therefore mighty works operate in him.

But hearing Herod said, It is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead!

For Herod himself had sent out and laid hold on John and had bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her,

and John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man. And he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he did many things and heard him gladly.

And a convenient day came, when Herod made a supper to great men on his birthday, and to the chiliarchs, and to the first ones of Galilee.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

And when his disciples heard, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

they ran all around that neighborhood, and began to carry on cots those who were sick, wherever they heard He was.

But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the waste-bowl, purifying all food?

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

For a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of Him and came and fell at His feet.

And He charged them, saying, Take heed! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.

And knowing it, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason that it is because you have no loaves? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you still hardened your heart?

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering again said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And when the ten heard, they began to be indignant with James and John.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!

And Jesus answered and said to it, No one shall eat fruit of you forever. And His disciples heard.

And the scribes and the chief priests heard. And they sought how they might destroy Him. For they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His doctrine.

For truly I say to you that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said.

And coming up one of the scribes heard them reasoning, knowing that He had answered them well, he asked Him, Which is the first commandment 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." This is the first commandment.

And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as himself, is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

David therefore himself calls Him Lord, and why then is He his son? And the great crowd heard Him gladly.

And when they heard, they were glad and promised to give him silver. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

You have heard the blasphemy; what do you think? And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

they will take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be well.

In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

He has worked power with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.