Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod called the wise men secretly and determined from them what time the star had appeared.

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all its region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

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

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

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

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

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

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

But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths 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, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

And when you pray, do not use empty repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

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

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.

Now when John heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

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

For this people's heart has grown dull. And their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and they understand with their hearts, and turn so that I should heal them.'

when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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

For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

'These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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

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

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.

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

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

When they heard it, they marveled; and they left him and went away.

And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

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

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

They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard his blasphemy.

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "This man is calling Elijah."

And when he entered Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was home.

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him.

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

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.

So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.

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

And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands!

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"

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

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

for Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.

But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his high officers and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

And when the daughter of 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 his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

and ran about that whole region, and began to carry those who were sick around on pallets to wherever they heard he was.

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

since it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.)

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

But a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him, and she came and fell at his feet.

And he cautioned them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

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

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

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

So Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you."

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

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

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

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

Therefore David himself calls him 'Lord'; how is he then his son?" And the common people heard him gladly.

And when they heard it they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought an opportunity to betray him.

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

You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."