“Again, you have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not break an oath, but carry out the vows you made to the Lord.’

“You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

“You have heard (ēkousate | ἠκούσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and, ‘whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’

Now when Jesus heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

But when he heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he went into the region of Galilee.

“A voice was (ēkousthē | ἠκούσθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) heard (ēkousthē | ἠκούσθη | aor pass ind 3 sg) in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more.”

And having listened (akousantes | ἀκούσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) to the king, they continued their journey, and the star they had seen in its rising went before them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

Now when king Herod heard (akousas | ἀκούσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and clean, were following (ēkolouthei | ἠκολούθει | imperf act ind 3 sg) him on white horses.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow (akolouthei | ἀκολουθεῖ | pres act ind 3 sg) them!”