Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,

But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

Now when Jesus had finished his discourse, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,

Now there was, at some distance from them, a herd of many swine feeding;

Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,

"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by storm.

Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;

Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,

"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."

But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."

Whereupon Peter said to Jesus. "Look, Master, we have forsaken everything and followed you. Now what shall be our reward?"

Now as they were leaving Jericho a great crowd followed him.

"Again he sent out other slaves. 'Tell the invited guests,' he said, 'that my luncheon is now ready; my oxen and fat cattle are killed; everything is ready; come to the wedding-feast.'

"Now there were of our number seven brothers; and the first married and died. As he had no children, he left his wife to his brother;

Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put this question to them.

for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again.

Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping.

Now it happened that after Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples,

Then he came to the disciples and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look! the hour is at hand; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying. "Whoever I kiss is the man; arrest him."

Now Peter was following him, afar off, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and when he got in, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

Then the high priest tore his garments, saying. "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need have we of witnesses? For behold, now you have heard his blasphemy!

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one of the maidservants came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean!"

Now Jesus stood before the Governor, and the Governor questioned him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked.

Now it was the Governor's custom, during the Passover, to release to the people any one prisoner whom they selected.

"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him!

He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'"

Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.

Now therefore give order to have the sepulcher securely guarded until the third day, for fear his disciples may come and steal him away, and then tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead'; and so the last error will be worse than the first."

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard went into the city and told the high priest all that had happened.