and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.

But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ,

When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts?

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.

But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side

And he answered, “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.”

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

And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.

Watch Yourselves

“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.

And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?