Now these were the circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married it was found that she was about to become a mother through the influence of the holy Spirit.

Now after the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, astrologers from the east arrived at Jerusalem,

Now at some distance from them there was a great drove of pigs feeding.

Now when John heard in prison of what the Christ was doing, he sent by his disciples

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, "I pity these people for they have been staying with me three days now and they have nothing left to eat, and I do not mean to send them away hungry, for they may give out on the way."

But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are now last will be first.

So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last."

Now this happened in fulfilment of what was said by the prophet,

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first of them married and died, and as he had no children, he left his wife to his brother;

Now I leave you to yourselves.

for there will be greater misery then than there has ever been from the beginning of creation until now, or ever will be again.

Now five of them were foolish and five were sensible.

Now the man who betrayed him gave them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Seize him!"

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy!

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a maid came up to him, and said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean, too!"

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "Yes."

Now at festival time the governor was accustomed to release for the people any prisoner whom they chose,

Now while he was on the bench his wife sent to him to say, "Do not have anything to do with that upright man, for I have just had a painful experience in a dream about him."

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Now from noon there was darkness over the whole country until three o'clock.

Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast. And people came and asked him, "Why is it that when John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are keeping the fast, yours are not keeping it?"

Now there was a great drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside.

King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers.

Now the woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician birth. And she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

"I pity these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

Now they had forgotten to bring any bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.

but will receive now in this life a hundred times as much in homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, though not without persecution??nd in the coming age eternal life.

But many who are first now will be last then, and the last will be first."

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

for there will be such misery in those days as there has never been since the beginning of God's creation until now, and never will be again.

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

Now the man who betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Seize him and take him safely away."

Then the high priest tore his clothing, and said, "What do we want of witnesses now?

And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him.

Now at festival time he used to set free for them one prisoner, whom they petitioned for.

Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.

Now you will keep silent and be unable to speak until the day when this happens, because you have not believed what I have said, for it will all be fulfilled in due time."

"This is what the Lord has done for me," she said, "now that he has deigned to remove the disgrace I have endured."

Now the time came for Elizabeth's child to be born, and she gave birth to a son.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Symeon, an upright, devout man, who was living in expectation of the comforting of Israel, and under the influence of the holy Spirit.

"Now, Master, you will let your slave go free In peace, as you promised,

and she had been a widow until she was now eighty-four. She never left the Temple, but worshipped night and day with fasting and prayer.

Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened

and so were Zebedee's sons, James and John, who were Simon's partners. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you are to catch men!"

"Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied! "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh!

"Alas for you who have plenty to eat now, for you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep!

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 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,

As they could not pay him, he canceled what they owed him. Now which of them will be more attached to him?"

Now there was a large drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to give them leave to go into them. And he did so.

Now go. Here I send you out like lambs among wolves.

Now a priest happened to be going that way, and when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

and he answers from inside, 'Do not bother me; the door is now fastened, and my children and I have gone to bed; I cannot get up and give you any.'

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '

For from now on if there are five people in a house they will be divided three against two and two against three.

There are those now last who will then be first, and there are those now first who will be last."

Now I leave you to yourselves. And I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!' "

and when the dinner hour came, he sent around his slave, to say to those who were invited, 'Come! for it is now ready!'

And Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus had his misfortunes in his; and now he is being comforted here, while you are in anguish.

Now there was a man named Zaccheus, the principal tax-collector, a rich man,

So they drove him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Now there were seven brothers. And the eldest married a wife and died childless.

Now at the resurrection, which one's wife will the woman be? For all seven of them married her."

He said to them, "But now, if a man has a purse let him take it, and a bag too. And a man who has no sword must sell his coat and buy one.

Then they said, "What do we want of testimony now? We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole country, and lasted until three in the afternoon,

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,

(John testified to him and cried out??or it was he who said it??He who was to come after me is now ahead of me

Now there were six stone water jars there, for the ceremonial purification practiced by the Jews, each large enough to hold twenty or thirty gallons.

So they filled them full. And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the feast."

And they did so. When the master of the feast tasted the water which had now turned into wine, without knowing where it had come from??hough the servants who had drawn the water knew??10 he called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone else serves his good wine first, and his poorer wine after people have drunk deeply, but you have kept back your good wine till now!"

Now the Jewish Passover was approaching, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the Passover Festival, many, when they saw the signs that he showed, came to believe in him.

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend who stands outside and listens for his voice is very glad when he hears the bridegroom speak. So this happiness of mine is now complete.

Now he had to pass through Samaria.

"You are right when you say you have no husband, for you have had five husbands and the man you are now living with is not your husband. What you say is true."

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheepgate a pool called in Hebrew Bethzatha, which has five colonnades.

Now it was the Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath, and it is against the Law for you to carry your mat."

Now the Jewish festival of the Passover was coming.

Now he said this to test him, for he knew what he meant to do.

and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son, Jesus, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I have come down out of heaven'?"

Now the Jews were looking for him at the festival and asking where he was,

Now on the last day, the great day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.

Now a slave does not belong to a household permanently; but a son does.

The Jews said to him, "Now we are sure that you are possessed! Abraham is dead and so are the prophets, and yet you say, 'If anyone observes my teaching, he will never know what death is!'

Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the clay and made him able to see.

and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How is it that he can see now?"

But we do not know how it is that he can see now, or who has made him able to see. You must ask him. He is grown up. Let him tell you about himself."

He answered, "I do not know about his being a sinful man. All I know is that I was blind before and now I can see."

Jesus said to him, "You have seen him already, and it is he who is now talking to you."

Now a man named Lazarus was sick; he lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Now Jesus had referred to his death. But they supposed that he meant a natural falling asleep.

Now Bethany is only about two miles from Jerusalem,