AND Jesus being born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold Magi came from the East to Jerusalem, saying,

And Herod the king hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Then Herod, calling the Magi secretly, asked them the precise time when the star appeared;

And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their country another way.

And when they had departed, behold, an 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 remain there till I tell you; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it.

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.

And when Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, in Egypt, saying,

But hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judea in the place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; but being divinely instructed in a dream, he departed into the parts of Galilee,

AND when he heard that John was delivered up, he departed to Galilee;

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

You have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be subject to the judgment.

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

but I tell you, that every one who looks on a woman to desire her inordinately, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths.

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 pray use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

And why are you anxious concerning clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they perform no hard labor, neither do they spin;

And there was far off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

And, the demons besought him, saying, If you cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And going out, they went away into the herd of swine, and, behold, the whole herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, and died in the waters;

Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;

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

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

for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.

For I tell you truly, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see what you see and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear and have not heard it.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way.

AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

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

And Herod's birthday being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

And when Jesus heard of it he departed thence in a ship to a solitary place by himself. And the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

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

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

But the things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the man.

For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

And when they heard this the disciples fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid.

He said to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.

And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And the multitudes who heard were astonished at his teaching.

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

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My Lord delays his coming,

And he that received the one talent also came and said, Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sowed, and gathering where you have not scattered,

Then the chief priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy.

and if this is heard of by the procurator we will satisfy him and secure you.

And there was there on the mountain a great herd of swine feeding.

And Jesus immediately permitted them. And the impure spirits going out entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down a precipice into the lake, about two thousand, and were drowned in the lake.

And when it was the sabbath, he taught in the synagogue; and many heard him and were astonished, and said, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him? And [what are] these mighty works done by his hands?

And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him.

But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.

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

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

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he preserved him, and hearing him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

And on a convenient day, when Herod made a supper in honor of his birthday, for his great men, and the chiliarchs, and the first men of Galilee,

the daughter of this Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those that reclined with him. And the king said to the girl, Ask me what you will and I will give it to you;

for they understood not concerning the bread, for their heart was hardened.

and ran about through that whole country, and brought those that were sick on beds where they heard that he was.

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophecy of you, hypocrites, as it is written; This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me;

because it enters not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goes out to the earth, purifying all aliments?

And he charged them, saying, Observe and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

And Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart hardened?

And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart, he wrote you this ordinance;

And he spoke and said to it, Let no one eat fruit of you forever! And his disciples heard him.

I tell you truly, that whoever shall say to this mountain, be raised up and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he says will be done, whatever he says shall be done for him.

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

and to love him with all the heart, and all the understanding, and all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

David himself calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

And when they heard him they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might betray him at a convenient time.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days will build another made without hands.

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

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

And afterwards he appeared to the eleven, as they reclined, and reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who had seen him since he rose from the dead.

they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly [poison] it shall not hurt them; and they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.

In the days of Herod the king of Judea, there was a certain priest by the name of Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

And when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and congratulated her.

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

and all who heard wondered at the things told them by the shepherds.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

AND in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituria and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene,

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

And he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath;

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

and Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susannah, and many others, who served them with their property.

But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.

And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him to permit them to enter into them; and be permitted them.

And the demons going out of the man entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake and were drowned.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead,

And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which you hear, and have not heard them.

And he answered and said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.