When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the reign of king Herod, certain eastern Magi came to Jerusalem, with this enquiry,

when king Herod heard these things, he was alarm'd, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod having privately sent for the Magi, enquired of them the exact time when the star appeared.

but being divinely warn'd in a dream, not to go back to Herod, they returned into their own country another way.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the infant and his mother, flee into Egypt, and don't stir thence till I order you, for Herod will endeavour to have the child destroy'd. Joseph therefore arose,

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

Then Herod perceiving he was abused by the Magi, was full of indignation, and sent a detachment who slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and its territory, being under the age of two years, according to the limited time he had learnt of the Magi.

"In Rama was a cry heard, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

But after the death of Herod, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

but when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was apprehensive of going thither, till having had a divine warning in a dream, he retired into the district of Galilee:

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

After this, Jesus having heard that John was confined in prison, retired into Galilee.

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

Ye have heard that it has been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever shall kill, shall be punish'd by the tribunal."

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery,"

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not for swear thy self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths."

Ye have heard that it hath been said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

You have heard that it hath been said, "you shall love your neighbour, and hate your enemy:"

When you pray, be not verbose, as the heathen are: for they think they shall be heard for their loquaciousness.

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

when Jesus heard it, he was surpriz'd, and said to his followers, I profess I have not met with such an instance of faith, no not in Israel.

and there was a considerable herd of swine feeding, at some distance from them.

So the devils entreated him, saying, if you force us out, suffer us to retire into the herd of swine.

and Jesus bad them go, accordingly they came out, and went into the herd of swine: and immediately the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea, where they were all drown'd.

fear not those who can only kill the body, but cannot hurt the soul: rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

in the mean time John having heard in his confinement of the actions of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to ask him,

O degenerate race, how can ye, wicked as ye are, utter any thing that is good? for "'tis the overflowing of the heart that the mouth dischargeth."

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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

for I declare unto you, that many prophets and just men have desired to see what ye see, and have not seen it: and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard it.

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

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

for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod,

When Jesus heard that, he embark'd, to retire privately to a desert place: of which the people being inform'd, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

but what proceeds out of the mouth, is deriv'd from the heart, and that defiles the man.

out of the heart proceed evil designs, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, slanders.

and when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in a terrible fright.

but when the young man heard that, he went away dejected: for he had great possessions.

when his disciples heard this, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, who then can be saved?

When the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he meant them.

when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

then came he who had received the one talent, and said, Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered:

then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, he has spoke blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? you yourselves have now heard his blasphemy.

some of the standers by, when they heard that, said, he calls upon Elias.

when this voice from heaven was heard, "thou art my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and the territory about Jordan, a considerable number of the inhabitants about Tyre and Sidon having heard of his great actions, came likewise to meet him.

when his relations heard of this, they went to his relief, for it was said, he fainted away.

they who receiv'd seed by the wayside, are those in whom the word is sown, who no sooner have heard it, but satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountain;

Jesus immediately gave them leave. and the impure spirits quitting the possessed, entred into the swine, and the whole herd, which were about two thousand, ran down a precipice into the sea, and were there stifled.

but having heard of Jesus; she came behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment.

In the mean time king Herod heard of Jesus, whose name was now celebrated, and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, no wonder then that he works miracles.

but Herod, from what he had heard, said, 'tis John himself, whom I caused to be beheaded, who is risen from the dead.

for Herod had given orders to seize John, and had confin'd him in prison, to gratify Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married;

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.

however, a favourable opportunity happen'd for her, upon Herod's making an entertainment the birth-night, for all the great officers of the court, and army, and persons of the first distinction in Galilee.

for Herodias made her appearance there, and danc'd with such an engaging air in the eye of Herod, as well as of all the company, that the king thus addrest himself to the young lady, "ask of me whatever you please, and it shall be granted."

came flocking from all quarters, carrying their sick on their beds to the places where they heard he was:

Jesus answered, to such hypocrites as you may well be applied those words of the prophet Esaias, "this people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

because that does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, whence it is discharg'd, the purest part of the food being left for nutrition.

for from within, from the heart of man proceed wicked designs, adulteries, fornications, murders; thefts,

for a woman, whose child was possess'd with an impure spirit, having heard of him, found him out, and throwing herself at his feet,

as he was then directing them diligently to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,

but the other ten, when they heard this, were fill'd with indignation against James and John.

when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, and said, Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.

One of the Scribes, that had heard their dispute, observing the propriety of his answers, propos'd this question to him, which is the principal commandment of all?

you shall therefore love the lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, to the utmost of your understanding, and all your faculties." this is the first commandment.

and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, with all its faculties, and to love one's neighbour as one's self is more acceptable than all the offerings and sacrifices in the world.

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

saying, we heard him say, "I will pull down this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."

you have heard the blasphemy, what is your opinion? and they all pronounc'd, that he deserved to die.

but though they heard that he was alive, and had appear'd to her, they did not believe.

they shall handle serpents, and if they drink any mortal poison, it shall do them no hurt: they shall lay hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover.

In the time of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, of the family of Abia, whose wife; nam'd Elizabeth, was of the race of Aaron:

but the angel said to Zacharias, don't be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard: and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John:

no sooner had Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, but the babe leap'd within her:

blessed is she that has believed; for what she has heard from the Lord, shall be accomplished."

her neighbours and her relations having heard how the Lord had heap'd his favours upon her, they congratulated with her:

and made an impression upon all that heard of them. what a child will this be? said they, for the divine influence does attend him.

and all that heard of it, were surprized at what the shepherds related.

glorifying and praising God, for having heard and seen every thing exactly as the angel inform'd them.

and all that heard him were astonish'd at his understanding and answers.

However Jesus went down with them to Nazareth, and was subject to them: and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

In the fifteenth year of the emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea; Herod tetrarch of Gallilee: Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis: and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene:

but having reproved Herod the tetrarch upon account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the mischiefs that Herod had done;

to compleat all the rest, Herod confin'd John in prison.

he undertook to show them, how the passage they had heard, was actually then accomplished.

upon which he said, no doubt you will urge me with this proverb, "physician heal thy self. what we have heard you perform'd in Capernaum, do likewise here in your own country."

a good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces what is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart produces what is evil: for 'tis from the abundance of the heart, that the mouth speaketh.

this centurion having heard of Jesus's fame, sent several elders of the Jews to intreat him to come, and recover his servant.

when Jesus heard this, he admired the man, and turning about, he said to the people, that followed him, I assure you, I have not met with such an instance of faith even among the Jews themselves.

then he gave them this answer, go, and tell John what you have seen, and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel is proclaim'd to the poor.

Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's high-steward: Susanna, and several others, who assisted him with their fortunes.

but there being a numerous herd of swine feeding on the mountain, they desired he would permit them to enter into the swine, which he granted.

accordingly the demons quitted the man, and enter'd into the swine: immediately the herd ran headlong down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned.

but when Jesus heard that, he said to Jairus, be not afraid: only believe, and she shall recover.

Now Herod the tetrarch was inform'd of all his transactions: and was perplex'd at the relation of some, that John was risen from the dead: whilst others said, Elias appear'd:

but Herod said, John was beheaded by my order, who then can this be, who, they say, performs such strange things? and he desired to have a sight of Jesus.