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

Now they were both upright in the sight of God, walking without reproach in all the Lord's commands and requirements.

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 they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

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 remove the disgrace I have endured."

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

you shall be now pregnant, and be delivered of a son, whom you shall 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,

because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider 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 her about three months, and then returned 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 gain strength in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he announced himself to 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 some shepherds in the same neighborhood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by 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 period of their purification ended, in accordance with the law of Moses, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, to do as it is written in the law of the Lord,

Now there was in Jerusalem a man named Symeon, an upright, devout man; he was expecting to see the consolation of Israel, and he was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Now it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Christ [i.e., God's, specially chosen one].

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 to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

And when they had completed [all] the days [of festivities], and were returning [home], the boy Jesus stayed 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 everyone who was listening to Him was showing astonishment at His intelligence and at 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 while the people were on tiptoe in their expectations, and they were all arguing in their hearts about John whether he was himself the Christ,

Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he 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, return'd from Jordan, and was led by the spirit into the desart,

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 there was a man in the synagogue who was under the power of the spirit of a foul demon, and he screamed with a loud voice,

And, rising up, from the synagogue, he went into the house of Simon. Now, the mother-in-law of Simon, was in distress with a great fever; and they made request to him concerning her.

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 to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

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

and so also [were] James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!"

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.

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

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.

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at His disciples, and were saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing 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 filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

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

Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you , ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

But I say to you who listen now to me, practice loving your enemies, practice doing 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 ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof:

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled 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.”

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

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

Now John's disciples told him about 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';

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and you say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!'

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 leading a sinful life, and when she learned that he was having dinner at the Pharisee's house, she got an alabaster flask of perfume,

Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth 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 as a great crowd was coming together and people were coming to Him from one town after another, He said by way of a story:

Now the parable is this: 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 brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.