Now the birth of Christ Jesus occurred under these conditions: After His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they had lived together, she was found to be an expectant mother through the influence of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this occurred to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Judea in the days of King Herod, stargazers came from the East to Jerusalem

Now when King Herod heard of it, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree then that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God." Then he yielded to Him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He set out for Galilee.

Now if God so gorgeously dresses the wild grass which today is green but tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you with little faith?

Now Jesus, because He saw a crowd about Him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

Now there was not far from there a large drove of hogs feeding.

Now when John in prison heard of the doings of the Christ, he sent this message by his disciples:

Now there was a man there with one hand withered. And, to get a charge against Him, they asked Him, "Is it right to cure people on the sabbath?"

Now if Satan is driving out Satan, he has become disunited; how then can his kingdom last?

"Now listen closely to the story of the sower.

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for it is now three days they have been staying with me, and they have nothing at all left to eat, and I fear they might give out on the way home."

And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.

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

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

Now this occurred to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:

"Tell the daughter of Zion, your King is now coming to you, gentle, and riding on a donkey, yea, on the colt of a beast of burden."

Now when the owner of the estate comes back, what will he do to these tenants?"

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died without children, and left his widow to his brother.

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

'I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob!' Now God is not the God of dead but of living men."

Now the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, and so they had a meeting.

Now your house is abandoned by me!

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now five of them were thoughtless and five were thoughtful,

"Then He will say to those at His left, 'Be gone from me, you who are now cursed, to the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Now His betrayer had given them a signal by saying, "The one I kiss is He. Seize Him!"

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, to have Him put to death;

What do you think now?" Then they answered, "He deserves to die."

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

Now this piece of ground has ever since been called "The Field of Blood."

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

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to set any prisoner free whom the people wanted.

Now while he was on the bench, his wife sent him this word, "Do not have anything to do with that righteous man, for I have this morning suffered excruciating pain in a dream caused by Him."

He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

Now from twelve o'clock till three, darkness covered the whole land.

Now several women were there looking on from a distance, who accompanied Jesus from Galilee to care for Him,

Although it was now evening, a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, who was himself a disciple of Jesus,

Now there had been a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the boulder back and remained sitting upon it.

Now John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he used to live on dried locusts and wild honey.

Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God:

Now Jesus at once felt in His spirit that they were arguing about this, and said, "Why are you arguing to yourselves about this?

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast. So some people came and asked Him, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples practice fasting, but yours never do?"

Now there was a large drove of hogs grazing on the hillside.

King Herod heard of Him, for His name was now on everybody's lips, and people were saying that John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and that this was why such mighty powers were working in Him.

Now when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while He was alone on land.

Now when He had left the crowd and gone home, His disciples were asking Him the meaning of this story.

"My heart goes out in pity for these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

Now the Pharisees came out and began a discussion with Him, and to test Him asked Him to show them a spectacular sign from heaven.

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

for He was now teaching His disciples, and saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be turned over into men's hands, and they will kill Him, but three days after that He will rise again."

who will not receive now in this life a hundred times as much in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, but along with them persecution, and in the world to come eternal life.

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

Now in the distance He saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and He went up to it to see if He might find some figs on it, but when He got to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come back and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

Should we pay it, or should we not?" Now because He saw their pretense, He said to them, "Why are you testing me so? Bring me a twenty-cent coin to look at."

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

Now when they take you to court for trial, do not be worrying beforehand about what you should say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you that will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

Now the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days later. So the high priests and scribes kept looking for some way to arrest Him by stratagem and have Him put to death,

And while they were sitting at table and eating, Jesus said, "I solemnly say to you, one of you, one who is now eating with me, is going to betray me."

Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him safely away."

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What more evidence do we need now?

Did you hear His own blasphemy? What do you think now?" And they all condemned Him as deserving to die.

And some of them started to spit on Him and to blindfold Him and to hit Him with their fists, and say to Him, "Now play the prophet!" Even the attendants took charge of Him with slaps at Him.

Now at the time of the feast Pilate usually set a prisoner free whom the people requested.

Now save yourself by coming down from the cross."

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

Now several women were there looking on from a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome,

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, out of whom He had driven seven demons.

Now they were both upright in the sight of God, walking without reproach in all the Lord's commands and requirements.

Now you will keep silent and be unable to talk until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I told you, for it will be fulfilled at the proper time."

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

Now in those days Mary got up and hurried off to the hill country, to a town in Judah,

Now Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned home.

Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he uttered the following prophecy:

Now the child continued to grow and to gain strength in the Spirit, and he lived in the desert until the day when he announced himself to Israel.

Now in those days an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census of the whole world should be taken.

Now there were some shepherds in the same neighborhood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

But the angel said to them: "Stop being afraid, for now I bring you good tidings of great joy which is to be for all the people;

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

Now when the period of their purification ended, in accordance with the law of Moses, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, to do as it is written in the law of the Lord,

Now there was in Jerusalem a man named Symeon, an upright, devout man; he was expecting to see the consolation of Israel, and he was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

"Now, Master, you will let your slave go free in peace, as you have promised;

She was very old; from girlhood she had lived seven years with a husband, and now had been a widow eighty years. She never left the temple, but continued to worship all day and all night with fastings and prayers.

Now when they had completed everything that was in accordance with the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Now everyone who was listening to Him was showing astonishment at His intelligence and at His answers.

Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree, then, that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire."

Now while the people were on tiptoe in their expectations, and they were all arguing in their hearts about John whether he was himself the Christ,

Now when all the people had been baptized, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, heaven opened

Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His work; He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

Then He rolled up the roll and gave it back to the attendant and took His seat. Now the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were gazing at Him.

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was under the power of the spirit of a foul demon, and he screamed with a loud voice,

as well as James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Stop being afraid; from now on you will be catching men."