Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

"Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee,

From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:

But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

"Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.

But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat."

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."

"But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,

See, your house will now be left to you desolate!

for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.

"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.

Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper,

Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."

Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety.

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?"

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

His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"

Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;