Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

Now John wore clothing made from camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

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

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon -- and now, something greater than Solomon is here!

Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River.

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery."

Now someone came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?"

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

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

Now early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

Now when they heard this they were stunned, and they left him and went away.

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

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

Now when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled together.

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.

For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

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

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

I tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine 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. Arrest him!")

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

Jesus said to him, "You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

He trusts in God -- let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, 'I am God's Son'!"

Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land.

Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

(Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there, opposite the tomb.)

Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.