Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?

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

Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, inquired of them with great exactness, at what time the star appeared:

And having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

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

And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

and came into the land of Israel, But having heard, Archelaus reigneth over Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither, and being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

But when Jesus heard, that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee.

Happy are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.

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

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.

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

Ye have heard, that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And coming out, they went into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

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

Ye brood of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, 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 fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them.

For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:

For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And Jesus hearing it, withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: but when the people heard thereof, they followed him by land out of the cities.

This people draweth nigh to me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

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

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.

But the Pharisees having heard, that he had silenced the Saducees, were gathered together.

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.

But if that evil servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming:

Then he that had received the one talent came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering whence thou hadst not scattered.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? Behold now ye have heard his blasphemy.

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard that he was in the house.

And from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what great things he did, came to him.

but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word sown in their hearts.

And these are they likewise who have received the seed on stony ground, who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy: But have not root in themselves, and so indure but for a time:

Now there was there at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding.

And Jesus forthwith gave them leave. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, (they were about two thousand) and were choked in the sea.

but rather grown worse, Having heard of Jesus, came in the croud behind, and touched his garment.

When Jesus heard the word spoken he saith to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.

And king Herod heard (for his name was spread abroad) and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore divine powers exert themselves in him.

But Herod hearing thereof, said, This is that John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee, to have thy brother's wife.

For Herod reverenced John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and preserved him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

And a convenient day being come, when Herod on his birth-day made a feast, for his lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee:

When the daughter of Herodias had come in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

For they considered not the miracle of the loaves; for their heart was hardened.

And ran thro' the whole country round about, and brought about in beds them that were ill, where they heard he was.

He answering said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth into the vault, purging all meats.

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

having heard of him, came and fell at his feet, (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation) and besought him to cast the devil out of her daughter.

And he charged them, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.

And Jesus knowing it saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither consider? Have ye your heart yet hardened?

And Jesus answering said to them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this precept.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?

And when he heard, It is Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out and said, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And he answering said to it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever: And his disciples heard it.

And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his teaching.

For verily I say to you, Whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and cast into the sea, and not doubt in his heart, but believe that the things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith.

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them disputing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

David therefore himself calleth him Lord: How is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.

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

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to deserve death.

Afterwards he appeared to the eleven, sitting at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.

they shall speak with new tongues: They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb: and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost,

And her neighbours and relations heard, that the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

And all that heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these things, comparing them together in her heart.

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

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

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

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and concerning all the evils which Herod had done, Added also this above all,

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And the devil having thrown him in the midst, came out of him, and hurt him not.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.