Now John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he used to live on dried locusts and wild honey.

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good-news of God,

he said, "The time has now come, God's reign is near: repent and believe in the gospel."

Now as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

now there was in their synagogue a demoniack, who cried out, ah,

Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew's house, with James and John.

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

Now in the morning, a long while before daylight, he rose and went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed.

Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. "If you are willing, you can make me clean," he said.

Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

And anon many gathered together, insomuch that now there was no room to receive them: no, not so much as about the door. And he preached the word unto them.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Now Jesus at once felt in His spirit that they were arguing about this, and said, "Why are you arguing to yourselves about this?

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast. So some people came and asked Him, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples practice fasting, but yours never do?"

Now it happened that he was passing through the cornfields on the sabbath, and as the disciples made their way through they began to pull the ears of corn.

Now He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed hand.

Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

Now these are they by the road side; where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan cometh, and taketh away the word sown on their hearts:

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

Now he himself was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up, saying, "Master, do you not care if we perish?"

And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;

Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

Now when Jesus had crossed in the boat to the other side again, a large crowd gathered round him; so he remained beside the sea.

So Jesus went away with him. Now a large crowd followed him; they pressed round him.

Now there was a woman, who had been affected with an hemorrhage twelve years:

Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

Now he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And He was amazed at their unbelief.

Now He was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching.

Now having called the twelve, he sent them out by two and two, giving them power to exorcize spirits:

and he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, now money in their purse;

King Herod heard of Him, for His name was now on everybody's lips, and people were saying that John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and that this was why such mighty powers were working in Him.

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

Now [because of this] Herodias had a grudge against John and wanted to kill him, but had not been able to.

Now an opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

Now the apostles met together in a body before Jesus, and gave him a full account, both of what they had done, and what they had taught.

Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him saying, "This is a desert place, and now the day is far passed,

Now those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.

Now when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while He was alone on land.

Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

Now vainly do they worship me, while teaching doctrines the commandments of men."

Now when He had left the crowd and gone home, His disciples were asking Him the meaning of this story.

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.

I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

Now the Pharisees came out and began a discussion with Him, and to test Him asked Him to show them a spectacular sign from heaven.

Now they had forgotten to bring any bread; that is, they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

"Do not you understand now?" he repeated.

Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages [in the vicinity] of Caesarea Philippi [Note: This was a city about

And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

For whoever is ashamed [here and now] of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

now when Jesus was retired to his own house, his disciples asked him in private, why could not we cast this spirit out?

for He was now teaching His disciples, and saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be turned over into men's hands, and they will kill Him, but three days after that He will rise again."

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

and they twain shall be made one flesh.' So then are they now not twain, but one flesh.

Now in the house the disciples questioned Him again about this matter.

Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

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

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

now, said he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die, and deliver him to the Gentiles.

Now James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over to Jesus and said to Him, "We would like you to do for us whatever we ask you."

Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.

When Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say, “Jesus, Son of David (Messiah), have mercy on me!”

Many sternly rebuked him, telling him to keep still and be quiet; but he kept on shouting out all the more, “Son of David (Messiah), have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

And the people who walked ahead of Him and followed behind shouted, "Hosanna [Note: The Syriac word 'Hosanna' originally meant 'save now' but came to be used as an expression of welcome, praise, blessing or acclamation], may He who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed.

blessed be the kingdom of our father David, which is now come, Hosanna in the highest heavens.

And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Now the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.

Now in the distance He saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and He went up to it to see if He might find some figs on it, but when He got to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

Therefore, He said to the tree, "From now on no one will ever eat fruit from you." Now His disciples heard Him say this.

And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."

Now the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law heard this and began to look for some way of putting Jesus to death; for they were afraid of him, since all the people were greatly impressed by his teaching.

Now every evening he used to go outside the city;

Now as they passed in the morning they noticed the fig tree had withered to the root.

Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever you pray for and ask, believe that you just now received them, and they shall be unto you.

Now they argued to themselves, "[What are we to say?] If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why did you not believe him.'

But, should we say 'from men' [instead]?" Now they feared the people, for all of them considered John to be a true prophet.

Now he had yet one son, his beloved, and he sent him unto them last, saying, They will reverence my son.

Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come back and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

Now they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

when they were come, they said to him, master, we know that you are sincere, that you are not influenced by any one, for you have no regard to the person of men: but teach us the way of God according to truth. now should we pay tribute to Cesar, or no? shall we pay, or shall we not pay?

Should we pay it, or should we not?" Now because He saw their pretense, He said to them, "Why are you testing me so? Bring me a twenty-cent coin to look at."