Now after the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, astrologers from the east arrived at Jerusalem,

When King Herod heard of this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod secretly sent for the astrologers, and found out from them the exact time when the star appeared.

Then, as they had been divinely warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another way.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

"A cry was heard in Ramah! Weeping and great lamenting! Rachel weeping for her children, And inconsolable because they were gone."

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

But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to return there; and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the region of Galilee,

But when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he retreated to Galilee.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God!

"You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.'

"You have heard that men were told 'You shall not commit adultery.'

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with desire has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"Again, you have heard that the men of old were told, 'You shall not swear falsely, but you must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.'

"You have heard that they were told, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that they were told, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough.

For wherever your treasure is, your heart will be also.

But the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few that find it.

When Jesus heard this he was astonished, and said to his followers, "I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith as this.

But he heard it, and said, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor!

Now when John heard in prison of what the Christ was doing, he sent by his disciples

"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.

But when the Pharisees heard of it they said, "This man cannot drive out demons except by the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons."

You brood of snakes! how can you, bad as you are, utter anything good? For the mouth says only what the heart is full of.

For just as Jonah was in the maw of the whale for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a hoard of money, buried in a field, which a man found, and buried again. And he was overjoyed, and went and sold everything he had and bought the field.

At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the company. And Herod was delighted with her,

When Jesus heard it, he quietly retired by boat to a secluded place. And the crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the towns.

So when he got out of the boat he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, and he cured those of them that were sick.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they pollute a man.

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

When the disciples heard it, they were dreadfully frightened and fell upon their faces.

And his master's heart was touched, and he let the slave go and canceled the debt.

But when the young man heard that, he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.

Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven!

But when the disciples heard this, they were completely astounded and said, "Then who can be saved?"

When the other ten heard of this, they were very indignant at the two brothers.

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his figures, they knew that he was speaking about them,

And when they heard it they were amazed, and they went away and left him.

When the crowd heard this, they were astounded at his teaching.

And when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together,

And he said to him, " 'You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole mind.'

And the man who had received the one thousand came up and said, 'Sir, I knew you were a hard man, who reaped where you had not sown, and gathered where you had not threshed,

They were deeply hurt and began to say to him one after another, "Can it be I, Master?"

Then he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch with me."

Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy!

Some of the bystanders when they heard it said, "The man is calling for Elijah!"

Some days later he came back to Capernaum, and people heard that he was at home,

Jesus heard it, and said to them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor. I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."

And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.

and Jerusalem and Idumea and from the other side of the Jordan and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon a great many who had heard of the things he was doing came to him.

His relatives heard of it and came over to stop him, for they said that he was out of his mind.

had heard about Jesus. And she came up in the crowd behind him and touched his coat,

When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were astonished when they heard him, and said, "Where did he get all this? How does he come to have such wisdom? How are such marvelous things done through him?

King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers.

But when Herod heard of him he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead."

For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

John said to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing that he was an upright and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him talk he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.

When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his courtiers and officers and to the leading men of Galilee,

Herodias' own daughter came in and danced for them. And Herod and his guests were delighted, and the king said to the girl,

When his disciples heard of it they came and took his body away and put it in a tomb.

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

and they hurried all over the countryside and began to bring the sick to him on their mats, wherever they heard he was.

since it does not go into his heart but into his stomach and then is disposed of?" So he declared all food clean.

but a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit immediately heard about him and came and threw herself at his feet.

And he warned them, saying, "Look out! Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"

But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!

When the other ten heard of this they were at first very indignant at James and John.

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to cry out, "Jesus, you son of David, take pity on me!"

And he spoke to the tree and said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you any more!" And his disciples heard it.

The high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they cast about for a way of destroying him, for they were afraid of him, for all the people were amazed at what he taught.

One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing. He saw that Jesus had answered them well, and he asked him, "Which is the first of all the commands?"

and you must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, your whole soul, your whole mind, and your whole strength.'

and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

And they were hurt, and said to him one after another, "Can it be I?"

and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch."

"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "

Some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "See! He is calling for Elijah!"

When they heard that he was alive and that she had seen him, they would not believe it.

they will take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well."

In the days when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the division of Abijah. His wife was also a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the babe stirred within her. And Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit

And Mary said, "My heart extols the Lord,

Her neighbors and relatives heard of the great mercy the Lord had shown her, and they came and congratulated her.

and everyone who heard them kept them in mind, and said, "What is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.

"Because the heart of our God is merciful, And so the day will dawn upon us from on high,

And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them,

And the shepherds went back glorifying God and praising him for all that they had heard and seen in fulfilment of what they had been told.

And he gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother, "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a portent that will be much debated??35 you yourself will be pierced to the heart??nd so the thoughts of many minds will be revealed."

and everyone who heard him was astonished at his intelligence and at the answers he made.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod governor of Galilee, while his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the governor of Abilene,

but Herod the governor, whom he condemned because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the wicked things Herod had done,

And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,