After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

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

Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.

After they had gone, 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 stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him."

He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt."

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."

After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

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

"You have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not murder,' and 'whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'

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

"Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, 'Do not break an oath, but 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, 'Love your neighbor' and 'hate your enemy.'

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

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

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.

Then the demons begged him, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry."

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

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

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

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

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart."

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, "Then who can be saved?"

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant

The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

Jesus said to him, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,

Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah."

If this matter is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

When Jesus heard this he said to them, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.

Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

But when Herod heard this, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!"

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

For John had repeatedly told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you."

When John's disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer." (This means all foods are clean.)

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

And Jesus ordered them, "Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

He said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'

And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.'"

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?" They all condemned him as deserving death.

When some of the bystanders heard it they said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah!"

And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.