for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst and burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out.

Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.

Now Peter and John were going up together to the temple complex at the hour of prayer at three in the afternoon.

“And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

Now as they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them,

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that Your slaves may speak Your message with complete boldness,

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

And now, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown;

“Then he came out of the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this land you now live in.

I have observed the oppression of My people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to rescue them. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They even killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.

Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:

He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,
so He does not open His mouth.

There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!”

“Here I am, Lord!” he said.

Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

“Now this happened three times, and then everything was drawn up again into heaven.

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”

Now, look! The Lord’s hand is against you. You are going to be blind, and will not see the sun for a time.” Suddenly a mist and darkness fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

and He appeared for many days to those who came with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people.

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles!

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace.”

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”

Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.

“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook his robe and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Now there were about 12 men in all.

Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

“And now I am on my way to Jerusalem, bound in my spirit, not knowing what I will encounter there,

“And now I know that none of you will ever see my face again—everyone I went about preaching the kingdom to.

“And now I commit you to God and to the message of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.”

“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. However, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.”

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

Neither can they provide evidence to you of what they now bring against me.

Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I find time I’ll call for you.”

Now I realized that he had not done anything deserving of death, but when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

I will rescue you from the people and from the Gentiles. I now send you to them

By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Fast was already over, Paul gave his advice

Now I urge you to take courage, because there will be no loss of any of your lives, but only of the ship.

Now in the area around that place was an estate belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

Now the believers from there had heard the news about us and had come to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.