Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

Now whatever village or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.

Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

Now when John heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,

Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother.

Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man; seize him."

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard his blasphemy.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee."

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" So Jesus said to him, "It is as you say."

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.

Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they compelled him to carry his cross.

"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.

Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.

Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

Now at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

Now in the morning, a long while before daylight, he rose and went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts,

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.

Now he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.

Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered together to him,

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

who will not receive a hundredfold now in this timehouse and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.

Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no children.

Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away under guard."

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came.

Now at the feast he was accustomed to release for them one prisoner whom they requested.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

Now Jesus himself, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they made request of him on her behalf.

Now when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place. And the people sought him and came to him, and tried to keep him from leaving them;

Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Woe to you who are full now, for you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner."

When they had nothing with which to pay him back, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?"

"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter them. So he gave them permission.

Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

Now all were wailing and mourning for her; but he said, "Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping."

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."