Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

for He says,
“At the acceptable time I listened to you,
And on the day of salvation I helped you.”
Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

Now in a like exchange—I speak as to children—open wide to us also.

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything through us.

Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;

Now I, Paul, myself urge you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am meek when face to face with you, but bold toward you when absent!

I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,

Now we pray to God that you do no wrong; not that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear unapproved.