But when Jesus heard this, he told<n id="1" /> him, &#8220;Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.&#8221;<n id="2" />

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>

but<n id="1" /> they could not find a way to do it,<n id="2" /> for all the people hung on his words.<n id="3" />p>

Then<n id="1" /> they said, &#8220;Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves<n id="2" /> from his own lips!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Her<n id="1" /> neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown<n id="2" /> great mercy to her, and they rejoiced<n id="3" /> with her.p>

So<n id="1" /> the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising<n id="2" /> God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.<n id="3" />p>

After<n id="1" /> three days<n id="2" /> they found him in the temple courts,<n id="3" /> sitting among the teachers,<n id="4" /> listening to them and asking them questions.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,<n id="2" /> and the crowd was pressing around him<n id="3" /> to hear the word of God.

But the news about him spread even more,<n id="1" /> and large crowds were gathering together to hear him<n id="2" /> and to be healed of their illnesses.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice<n id="1" /> &#8211; I will show you what he is like:

When the centurion<n id="1" /> heard<n id="2" /> about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders<n id="3" /> to him, asking him to come<n id="4" /> and heal his slave.

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing<n id="1" /> the word, cling to it<n id="2" /> with an honest and good<n id="3" /> heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.<n id="4" />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>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Herod<n id="1" /> the tetrarch<n id="2" /> heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed,<n id="3" /> because some people were saying that John<n id="4" /> had been raised from the dead,

Herod said, &#8220;I had John<n id="1" /> beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?&#8221; So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.<n id="2" />p>

Then<n id="1" /> a voice came from the cloud, saying, &#8220;This is my Son, my Chosen One.<n id="2" /> Listen to him!&#8221;<n id="3" />

She<n id="1" /> had a sister named Mary, who sat<n id="2" /> at the Lord&#8217;s feet<n id="3" /> and listened to what he said.

<t /><p class="bodytext">When<n id="1" /> one of those at the meal with Jesus<n id="2" /> heard this, he said to him, &#8220;Blessed is everyone<n id="3" /> who will feast<n id="4" /> in the kingdom of God!&#8221;<n id="5" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Now his older son was in the field. As<n id="1" /> he came and approached the house, he heard music<n id="2" /> and dancing.

He<n id="1" /> replied to him, &#8216;If they do not respond to<n id="2" /> Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" />p>