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,

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."

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.

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.

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.

[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!"

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.

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

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

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.

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

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?"

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.

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."

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.

"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?"

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.

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,

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!'"

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.

"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.

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

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

Now when the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Now [while] Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

Now on the first [day] of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

But I tell you, from now [on] I will never drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father."

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him!"

Now those who had arrested Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

Jesus said to him, "You have said [it]. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him [and] said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

"He saved others; he is not able to save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him!

He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, 'I am the Son of God'!"

Now from the sixth hour, darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

Now [when it] was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.

Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

Now after the Sabbath, at the dawning on the first [day] of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to view the tomb.

Now his appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow.

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Now a large herd of pigs was there at the hill feeding,

Now the woman was a Greek--a Syrophoenician by nationality--and she was asking him that he would expel the demon from her daughter.

Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

{who will not} receive a hundred times as much now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

For [in] those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

"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.

Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, [after] arresting him by stealth, they could kill [him].

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him and lead [him] away under guard!"

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find [it].

Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.

Now it was the third hour when they crucified him.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.

Now Mary Magdalene and Mary the [mother] of Joses saw where he was placed.

Now early on the first [day] of the week, [after he] rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.

Now after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion [for] five months, saying,

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee {named} Nazareth,

Now in those days Mary set out [and] traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,

Now the time came for Elizabeth that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire.

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

"Now dismiss your slave in peace, Lord, according to your word.