After the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod, lo! certain Magi arrived in Jerusalem, saying.

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

Thereupon Herod sent secretly for the Magi, and found out from them the time when the star appeared.

But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.

When they were gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying; "Rise! Take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring you word; for Herod intends to make a search for the child, in order to put him to death."

There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.

As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.

A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation??achel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!

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

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into Galilee and settled in a town called Nazareth,

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

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

"You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "Thou shall not commit murder, and "He who commits murder shall be liable to condemnation by the court;

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

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

"Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You must not forswear yourselves, but must perform your vows to the Lord.

"You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

"For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Now there was, at some distance from them, a herd of many swine feeding;

and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

He answered, "Go!" So they came out of the men, and went into the swine, and behold! the entire herd rushed headlong down from the cliff into the sea, and perished in the water.

"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.

But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him,

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should heal them.

"In solemn truth I tell you that many prophets and holy men have seen it not, and to hear what you are hearing, and have not heard it.

"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.

Just then Herod, the Tetrarch, heard of Jesus' fame, and said to his courtiers.

For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

But when Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company,

and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.

When Jesus heard it he went away privately by boat to a lonely spot; but the crowds heard about it, and followed him on foot from the cities.

This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

Then his disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees were scandalized when they heard that saying?" He replied.

while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart??nd that is what defiles a man.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

"So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."

But when the young man heard this teaching, he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had much property.

When they heard this the disciples were utterly astounded. "Who then can be saved?" they exclaimed. Jesus looked at them.

When the ten heard of this, they were indignant at the two brothers;

And two blind men, sitting by the side of the road, heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, and cried out, "Have pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

When they heard this they were astonished, and left him and went away.

And when the crowds heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

As soon as the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together,

Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

"Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered;

Then the high priest tore his garments, saying. "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need have we of witnesses? For behold, now you have heard his blasphemy!

When they heard this, some of the bystanders said "He is calling for Elijah!"

From Judea, too, and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and from the district of Tyre and Sidon, they came to him a vast multitude, because they heard what he was doing.

When his relatives heard of it, they came to take possession of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind and touched his cloak.

King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life."

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

Then came a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday held a feast for his lords and generals and the leading men of Galilee,

at which the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced. She charmed Herod and his guests. "Ask me whatever you want," said the king to the young girl, "and I will give it to you."

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

for they had not understood about the loaves; on the contrary their heart was hardened.

and began running over that whole country, and carrying the sick about on their beds, wherever they heard he was.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet

"My heart aches for the crowd, because they have remained with me three days now, and they have nothing to eat;

So he gave them this warning. "Look out! Be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod."

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

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

So, addressing the tree, he said, "Let no man ever more eat fruit from you." And the disciples heard it.

The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.

"In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Up and hurl yourself into the sea!' and shall not doubt in his heart, but on the contrary shall believe that what he says will happen, it will be granted him.

Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the first 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 that beside him there is none other, and to love him with all one's heart and with all one's understanding and with all one's might, and to love one's neighbor as oneself is far beyond all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

and they were glad when they heard it, and promised to pay him money. So he kept looking for an opportunity to betray him.

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

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

But they, although they heard that he was living and had been seen by her did not believe it.

they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."

In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named Elizabeth,

But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,

"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,

And all who heard it were astonished at the things which were told to them by the shepherds.

But Mary treasured up all those words, Often pondering on them in her heart.

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

All that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene;

but Herod, the Tetrarch, when reproved by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked deeds that he had done,

When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;

"The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.