Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

Now they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and righteous appointments of the Lord, blameless;

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering that he stayed so long inside the sanctuary.

Now after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion [for] five months, saying,

"This is what the Lord has done for me," she said, "now that he has deigned to take away the reproach under which I have been living."

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

And now, you shall be with child and give birth to a son, and you shall give him the name Jesus.

Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

Now in those days Mary set out [and] traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

For he hath looked on the poor degree of his handmaiden. Behold, now from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed.

For behold from now all generations call me blessed; because the Mighty One did great things unto me, and His name is holy;

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

Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy:

Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

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

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

(Now this first inrolment was made, when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

now while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

But the angel said to them: "Stop being afraid, for now I bring you good tidings of great joy which is to be for all the people;

And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

Now, when they beheld, they made known concerning the thing which had been told them as to this child.

Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Symeon, an upright and devout man, who was on the outlook for the Consolation of Israel. The holy Spirit was upon him;

Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

then he took him up in his arms, and returned thanks to God in these words, "now,

Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

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,

She was very old; from girlhood she had lived seven years with a husband, and now had been a widow eighty years. She never left the temple, but continued to worship all day and all night with fastings and prayers.

Now at that very hour she came up, and she offered praise to God and spoke of him to all who were on the outlook for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Now when they had completed everything that was in accordance with the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Now his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover:

and as they were returning [to Nazareth], after spending the required number of days [at the Feast], the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. Now His parents did not know this,

It was not till the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the Teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.

Now all who heard him were beside themselves, because of his understanding and his answers.

Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,

Now, produce fruits that answer to your repentance, instead of beginning to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

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.

now added this to crown all the rest, that he threw John into prison.

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His work; He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

Now Jesus being full of the holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil;

Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

Then He rolled up the roll and gave it back to the attendant and took His seat. Now the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were gazing at Him.

Now I tell you of a certainty, that there were many widows in the days of Elias, in Israel, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that a grievous famine was upon all the land.

Now in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean daemon, who shrieked aloud,

And He rose up and went out of the synagogue, and came into the house of Simon: now Simon's wife's mother had a violent fever, and they intreated Him on her behalf.

Now [as] the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing [his] hands on every one of them, he healed them.

Now when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place. And the people sought him and came to him, and tried to keep him from leaving them;

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

as was the case with James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, who were partners of Simon. Then said Jesus to Simon, "Have no fear; from now your catch will be men."

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 while He was in one of the towns, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face and begged Him, saying, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

Now the discourse concerning him more and more spread through the country: and vast multitudes came together to hear him, and to be cured by him of their disorders.

One day he was teaching, and near him sat Pharisees and doctors of the Law who had come from every village of Galilee and Judaea as well as from Jerusalem. Now the power of the Lord was present for the work of healing.

Now some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

Then Levi hosted a grand banquet for Him at his house. Now there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were guests with them.

The Pharisees and their scribes [seeing those with whom He was associating] began murmuring in discontent to His disciples, asking, “Why are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]?”

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.

Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, - that they might find whereof to accuse him.

Now he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise, and stand in the midst. And he arose, and stood up.

Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

Wo unto you that are full; for ye shall be hungry. Wo unto you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep.

“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you,

Now if you practice loving only those who love you, what credit do you get for that? Why, even notorious sinners practice loving those who love them.

Now when He had finished his discourse in the audience of the people, He entered into Capernaum: and a certain centurion's servant,

Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die.

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith [as this man’s].”

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."

John’s disciples brought word to him [in prison] of all these things.

(Now at that very time He cured many of their diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and gave sight to many that were blind.)

And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Now when John's messengers were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice, because they had been baptized with John's baptism.

For now that John the Baptist has come, not eating bread or drinking wine, you are saying 'He has a demon in him';

And now that the Son of Man has come, eating and drinking, you are saying 'Here is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax- gatherers and outcasts.'

Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee [and] reclined at the table.

Now there was a woman in the town who was a sinner, and when she found out that Jesus was at table in the house of the Pharisee, she brought an alabaster flask of perfume

Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

Now when a vast multitude was collected, even those who came to him out of every city, he spake by a parable.

Now this is the meaning of the parable, The seed is the word of God:

Now, no one lights a lamp to hide it under a vessel, or under a bed: but sets it on a stand, to give light to all the company.

whatever is now obscure, shall hereafter be made clear; whatever is now conceal'd, shall then be publickly known.

Now his mother and his brethren came to Him, and could not come at Him for the croud: