Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, [but] before they came together, she was found {to be pregnant} by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

Now [after] Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy.

Now [after] they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because {they exist no longer}."

Now [after] Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness

Now John himself had his clothing made from camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

But Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Permit [it] now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted him.

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

Now [when he] heard that John {had been arrested}, he withdrew into Galilee.

Now [as he] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Now [when he] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain and [after he] sat down, his disciples approached him.

But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.

"And take care not to practice your righteousness before people to be seen by them; {otherwise} you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But you, [when you] practice charitable giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

Therefore if you, [although you] are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

And then {I will say to them plainly}, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!'

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

Now [when] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him

Now [when] Jesus heard [this], he was astonished, and said to those who were following [him], "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.

Now [when it] was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all {those who were sick},

Now [when] Jesus saw many crowds around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town [and] reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men.

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home."

But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. {Otherwise} the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved."

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"

And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See [that] no one finds out."

Now [as] they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man [who was] unable to speak.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

Now [when] John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent [word] by his disciples

Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim it.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

All [things] have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and {anyone to whom} the Son wants to reveal [him].

Now Jesus, [when he] learned of [it], withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

But he said, "No, lest [when you] gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

Now [when] Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And [when] the crowds heard [it], they followed him by land from the towns.

Now [when it] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, "The place is desolate and the hour {is late}. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages [and] purchase food for themselves."

Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

Then the disciples came [and] said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended [when they] heard this saying?"

Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.

And [when they] lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him--Jesus alone.

And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, "Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

"Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go also into the vineyard.'

But Jesus answered [and] said, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

But Jesus called them to himself [and] said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.

Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

Now early in the morning, [as he] was returning to the city, he was hungry.

And seeing a single fig tree by the road, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And he said to it, "May there be no more fruit from you {forever}, and the fig tree withered at once.

And they answered [and] said to Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

"Now what do you think? A man had two sons. [He] approached the first [and] said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'

Now when the master of the vineyard arrives, what will he do to those tenant farmers?"

And [when] the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them,

But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

But [because he] knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

On that day Sadducees--who say there is no resurrection--came up to him and asked him,

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,

Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

Now [while] the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day [on] to ask him any more [questions].

For I tell you, you will never see me from now [on] until you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer [is] near.

So also you, when you see all these [things], know that he is near, at the door.

"But concerning that day and hour no one knows--not even the angels of heaven nor the Son--except the Father alone.

For just as the days of Noah [were], so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.

And they did not know [anything] until the deluge came and swept [them] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!

the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and at an hour that he does not know,

Now five of them were foolish and five [were] wise.

But he answered [and] said, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you!'

Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know the day or the hour!

Now after a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.