Now there were devout Jews from every part of the world living in Jerusalem.

And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and give your slaves the power to utter your message fearlessly,

So he left the country of the Chaldeans and went to live in Haran, and from there after the death of his father, God caused him to move into this country where you now live.

Which of the prophets did your forefathers not persecute? They killed the men who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and killed??53 you who had the Law given to you by angels, and did not obey it!"

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, by the road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." (The town is now deserted.)

So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a member of the court of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, her chief treasurer, who had come up to Jerusalem to worship,

Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest,

Now send men to Joppa, for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter.

That was why, when I was sent for, I came without any hesitation. And now I want to ask why you sent for me."

So I sent for you immediately, and you have very kindly come. Now we are all here in God's presence, to hear everything that the Lord has instructed you to say."

Then Peter began and said, "Now I really understand that God shows no partiality,

Then Peter came to himself, and he said, "Now I am certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the power of Herod and all that the Jewish people were expecting."

and for many days he appeared to those who had come up to Jerusalem with him from Galilee, and they are now witnesses for him to the people.

So we now bring you the good news

Now as evidence that he has raised him from the dead, never again to return to decay, he said this: 'I will fulfil to you my sacred promises to David.'

Now David, after serving God's purposes in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid among his forefathers and did undergo decay,

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly, and said, "God's message had to be told to you first, but since you thrust it off and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the heathen.

and from there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had first been commended to God's favor for the work which they had now finished.

Then why do you now try to test God, by putting on the necks of these disciples a yoke that neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear?

Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark with them.

But Paul said to them, "They had us beaten in public without giving us a trial, and put us in jail, although we are Roman citizens! And now are they going to dismiss us secretly? By no means! Have them come here themselves and take us out!"

For as I was going about and looking at the things you worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: 'To an Unknown God.' So it is what you already worship in ignorance that I am now telling you of.

While God overlooked those times of ignorance, he now calls upon all men everywhere to repent,

I am here now on my way to Jerusalem, for the Spirit compels me to go there, though I do not know what will happen to me there,

Now I know perfectly well that none of you among whom I went about preaching the Kingdom of God will ever see my face again.

Now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of his favor, which will build you up and give you a place among those whom God has consecrated.

And now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash out your sins, calling on his name.'

Now you and the council must suggest to the colonel that he should have Paul brought down to you, as you mean to look into his case more carefully, and we will be ready to kill him before he gets down."

But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have taken an oath not to eat or drink till they have killed him. They are all ready now, and are only waiting to get your promise."

Even now it is for my hope in the promise that God made to our forefathers that I stand here on trial,

As a great deal of time had now passed, and navigation had become dangerous, for the autumn fast was already over, Paul began to warn them.

Even now, I beg you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.