But the angel said unto 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 he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

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

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them 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 unto them.

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

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 unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

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

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

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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 his mouth speaketh.

Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.