Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this happened to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said,

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be this way for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness."

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.

Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won't he clothe you much better you who have little faith?

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing some distance away from them.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

Now when John heard in prison about the activities of the Messiah, he sent a message by his disciples

Now those who had eaten were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.

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

Now this happened to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet when he said,

Now when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those farmers?"

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

Now in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be, since all of them had married her?"

because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again.

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise,

Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him."

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

Jesus told him, "You have said so. Nevertheless I tell you, from now on you will see "the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power' and "coming on the clouds of heaven.'"

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl came up to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."

"He saved others but can't save himself! He is the king of Israel. Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

He trusts in God. Let God rescue him, if he wants to do so now. After all, he said, "I am the Son of God.'"

Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him.

Now John was dressed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and proclaimed the gospel about the kingdom of God.

He said, "The time is now! The kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing the gospel!"

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever, so they promptly told Jesus about her.

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people came and asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing on a hillside nearby.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they reported what had happened in the city and countryside. So the people went to see what had happened.

Now there was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.

Immediately the girl hurried back to the king with her request, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

Now the woman happened to be a Greek, born in Phoenicia in Syria. She kept asking him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread along, but they had one loaf with them in the boat.

Now Jesus and his disciples had been on the road going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking ahead of them. They were astonished, and the others who followed were afraid.

So he told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" Now his disciples were listening to this.

"Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, execute the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again.

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him, and lead him safely away."

Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.

Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph observed where the body had been laid.

She went and told those who had been with Jesus and who now were grieving and crying.

Now in the sixth month of her pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

because he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,

Now Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

Now in those days an order was published by Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be registered.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

"Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace according to your promise,

Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descendant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

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

Now the people were filled with expectation, and all of them were wondering if John was perhaps the Messiah.

Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John because he had married his brother's wife Herodias and because of all of the other evil things Herod had done.

Then Jesus got up to leave the synagogue and went into Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, so they asked Jesus about her.

Then Jesus told Simon, "Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people." So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

Now it was in those days that Jesus went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

How blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied! How blessed are you who are crying now, because you will laugh!

How terrible it will be for you who are full now, because you will be hungry! How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now, because you will mourn and cry!

Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So he went to the Pharisee's home and took his place at the table.

Now the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and told himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who is touching him and what kind of woman she is. She's a sinner!"

When they couldn't pay it back, he generously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?"

Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:

"Now this is what the parable means. The seed is God's word.

Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said, "Stop crying! She's not dead. She's sleeping."

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening. He was puzzled because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

Now as they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

Now if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays."

But the Lord told him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of greed and evil.

But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'

Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you you who have little faith?

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

Now one of those eating with him heard this and told him, "How blessed is the person who will eat in the kingdom of God!"

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, "Come! Everything is now ready.'

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and told them,

"Now, salt is good. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can its flavor be restored?

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

"Now the father's older son was in the field. As he was coming back to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

So he called for him and asked him, "What's this I hear about you? You can't be my manager any longer. Now give me a report about your management!'

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

"But Abraham said, "My child, remember that during your lifetime you received blessings, while Lazarus received hardships. But now he is being comforted here, while you suffer.

He fell on his face at Jesus' feet and thanked him. Now that man was a Samaritan.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."