Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

And we are sending with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.

Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) --

now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.

As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

They were only hearing, "The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy."

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort?

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, "and to the descendants," referring to many, but "and to your descendant," referring to one, who is Christ.

Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one.

Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

Where then is your sense of happiness now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.

Now Hagar represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.

But just as at that time the one born by natural descent persecuted the one born according to the Spirit, so it is now.

Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches it.

From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.

Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,

But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light --

because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die.

Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don't know which I prefer:

since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.

More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things -- indeed, I regard them as dung! -- that I may gain Christ,

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me. (Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him --

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body -- for the sake of his body, the church -- what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!

For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.

Now may God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you.

Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope.

Now on the topic of times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

Now when they are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.

but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love -- I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus --

who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God's grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.

But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

When he speaks of a new covenant, he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear.

Now the first covenant, in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

And above the ark were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands -- the representation of the true sanctuary -- but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God's presence for us.

for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

where he is now waiting until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet.

Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.

Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too."