Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Now John himself had a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

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

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.

“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.”

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry.

Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.

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

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper,

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.

But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the people any one prisoner whom they wanted.

“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate,

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they *spoke to Jesus about her.

Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.

Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

“I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.

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

Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;

Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.”

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

[Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.

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.