And all who heard Jesus<n id="1" /> were astonished<n id="2" /> at his understanding and his answers.

When they heard this, all the people<n id="1" /> in the synagogue were filled with rage.

But he replied,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey<n id="2" /> it!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">When they heard these things, they became furious<n id="1" /> and ground their teeth<n id="2" /> at him.

(Now the men<n id="1" /> who were traveling with him stood there speechless,<n id="2" /> because they heard the voice but saw no one.)<n id="3" />

They were only hearing, &#8220;The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news<n id="1" /> of the faith he once tried to destroy.&#8221;

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

Jerusalem,<n id="1" /> Idumea, beyond the Jordan River,<n id="2" /> and around Tyre<n id="3" /> and Sidon<n id="4" /> a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

<p class="otpoetry">so that <b><i>although they look they may look but not see,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and although they hear they may hear but not understand,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>so they may not repent and be forgivenb>.i>&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

But he replied<n id="1" /> to them, &#8220;My mother and my brothers are those<n id="2" /> who hear the word of God and do it.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Crispus, the president of the synagogue,<n id="1" /> believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it<n id="2" /> believed and were baptized.

Blessed is the one who reads the words of this<n id="1" /> prophecy aloud,<n id="2" /> and blessed are<n id="3" /> those who hear and obey<n id="4" /> the things written in it, because the time is near!<n id="5" />p>

He<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;You have been given<n id="2" /> the opportunity to know<n id="3" /> the secrets<n id="4" /> of the kingdom of God,<n id="5" /> but for others they are in parables, so that <b><i>although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understandi>b>.<n id="6" />p>

All<n id="1" /> who heard him were amazed and were saying, &#8220;Is this not<n id="2" /> the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging<n id="3" /> those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners<n id="4" /> to the chief priests?&#8221;

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue.<n id="1" /> Many who heard him were astonished, saying, &#8220;Where did he get these ideas?<n id="2" /> And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?