Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

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

And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.

Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.

“Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace,
According to Your word;

Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

Then He got up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s home. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her.

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”

Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to 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 as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.

Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”

“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

“Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.

Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.

Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.”

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.”

Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table.

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

and at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come; for everything is ready now.’

Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,

Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.

“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was.

saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”

as soon as they put forth leaves, you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near.

Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

And He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him,

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another that very day; for before they had been enemies with each other.

[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

Now there was also an inscription above Him, “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour,

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent.”

Now the women who had come with Him out of Galilee followed, and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to the apostles.

But they urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them.

Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”