Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem, belonging to Judaea, in the days of king Herod, magicians from the East arrived at Jerusalem,

Now, produce fruit that answers to your repentance,

But Jesus answered him, "Come now, this is how we should fulfil all our duty to God." Then John gave in to him.

Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee; ??13 he left Nazaret and settled at Capharnahum beside the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field which blooms to-day and is thrown to-morrow into the furnace, will not he much more clothe you? O men, how little you trust him!

Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

Now when evening came they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the invalids ??17 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took away our sicknesses and he removed our diseases.

Now a heavy storm came on at sea, so that the boat was buried under the waves. He was sleeping.

Now, some distance away, there was a large drove of swine grazing;

Now a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his robe;

Now when Jesus reached the official's house and saw the flute-players and the din the crowd were making,

Now, when they bring you up for trial, do not trouble yourselves about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will come to you at the moment,

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

From the days of John the Baptist till now the Realm of heaven suffers violence, and the violent press into it.

Now a man with a withered hand was there; so in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it right to heal on the sabbath?"

Now, listen to the parable of the sower.

As for him who is sown 'on good soil,' that is the man who hears the word and understands it; he bears fruit, producing now a hundredfold, now sixty, and now thirtyfold."

Now when Jesus had finished these parables he set out from there,

When evening fell, the disciples came up to him and said, "It is a desert place and the day is now gone; send off the crowds to buy food for themselves in the villages."

but the boat was now in the middle of the sea, buffeted by the waves (for the wind was against them).

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I am sorry for the crowd; they have been three days with me now, and they have nothing to eat. I will not send them away starving, in case they faint on the road."

Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.

Now when Jesus came to the district of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of man is?"

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

Now when his fellow-servants saw what had happened they were greatly distressed, and they went and explained to their master all that had happened.

Then Peter replied, "Well, we have left our all and followed you. Now what are we to get?"

Now when evening came the master of the vineyard said to his bailiff, 'Summon the labourers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.'

Now as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem he took the twelve aside by themselves and said to them as they were on the road,

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to these vinedressers?"

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures, The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner: this is the doing of the Lord, and a wonder to our eyes?

Now when the king came in to view his guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in a wedding-robe.

Now there were seven brothers in our number. The first married and died; as he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

Now at the resurrection whose wife will she be? They all had her."

for there will be sore misery then, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now ??no and never shall be.

Now no one knows anything about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, but only my Father.

Now where is the trusty and thoughtful servant, whom his lord and master has set over his household to assign them their supplies at the proper time?

Now while they were away buying oil, the bridegroom arrived; those maidens who were ready accompanied him to the marriage-banquet, and the door was shut.

Now a long time afterwards the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.

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

Now his betrayer had given them a signal; he said, " Whoever I kiss, that is the man."

Now the high priests and the whole of the Sanhedrin tried to secure false evidence against Jesus, in order to have him put to death;

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A maidservant came up and said to him, "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 replied, "Certainly."

Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

"He saved others," they said, "but he cannot save himself! He the 'king of Israel'! Let him come down now from the cross; then we will believe in him!

His trust is in God? Let God deliver him now if he cares for him! He said he was the Son of God!"

Now from twelve o'clock to three o'clock darkness covered all the land,

Now when the army-captain and his men who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were dreadfully afraid; they said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

Now when evening came, a rich man from Arimathaea, called Joseph, who had become a disciple of Jesus,

Now then, give orders for the tomb to be kept secure till the third day, in case his disciples go and steal him and then tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' The end of the fraud will then be worse than the beginning of it."

Now be quick and go to his disciples, tell them he has risen from the dead and that 'he precedes you to Galilee; you shall see him there.' That is my message for you."

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the hill where Jesus had arranged to meet them.

Now it was in those days that Jesus arrived from Nazaret in Galilee and got baptized in the Jordan by John.

he said, "The time has now come, God's reign is near: repent and believe in the gospel."

Now as he passed along the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Simon's brother Andrew netting fish in the sea ??for they were fishermen;

Now there was a man with an unclean spirit in their synagogue, who at once shrieked out,

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

Now there were some scribes sitting there who argued in their hearts,

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

Now it happened that he was passing through the cornfields on the sabbath, and as the disciples made their way through they began to pull the ears of corn.

Again he entered the synagogue. Now a man was there whose hand was withered,

Now a large drove of swine was grazing there on the hillside;

Now when Jesus had crossed in the boat to the other side again, a large crowd gathered round him; so he remained beside the sea.

So Jesus went away with him. Now a large crowd followed him; they pressed round him.

Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"

Now the apostles gathered to meet Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.

Then, as the day was far gone, his disciples came up to him, saying, "It is a desert place and the day is now far gone;

Now when evening came the boat was [far out] in the middle of the sea, and he was on the land alone;

Now the Pharisees gathered to meet him, with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

Now when he went indoors away from the crowd, his disciples asked him the meaning of this parabolic saying.

"I am sorry for the crowd; they have been three days with me now, and they have nothing to eat.

Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.

"Do you not understand now?" he said.

Now as Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, he checked the unclean spirit. "Deaf and dumb spirit," he said, "leave him, I command you, and never enter him again."

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

Now people brought children for him to touch them, and the disciples checked them;

Now when the ten heard of this, they burst into anger at James and John;

Now when they came near Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Hill of Olives, he despatched two of his disciples,

Now as they passed in the morning they noticed the fig tree had withered to the root.

Now they argued to themselves, "[What are we to say?] If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why did you not believe him.'

Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and he will give the vineyard to others.

Have you not even read this scripture? ??The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner:

Now there were seven brothers. The first married a wife and died leaving no offspring:

David here calls him Lord. Then how can he be his son?" Now the mass of the people listened with delight to him.

Now when they carry you off to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say; say whatever comes to your lips at the moment, for he who speaks is not you but the holy Spirit.

for those days will be days of misery, the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now ??no and never shall be.

Now take care! I am telling you of it all beforehand.

Now no one knows anything about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not even the Son, but only the Father.

Now when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, lying at table, a woman came up with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, which had cost a great sum; the flask she broke and poured the perfume over his head.

Now his betrayer had given them a signal; he said, "Whoever I kiss, that is the man. Seize him and get him safely away."

Now the high priests and the whole of the Sanhedrin tried to secure evidence against Jesus, in order to have him put to death; but they could find none,

Now as Peter was downstairs in the courtyard, a maidservant of the high priest came along,

Now at festival time he used to release for them some prisoner whom they begged from him.

Let 'the Christ,' 'the king of Israel' come down now from the cross! Let us see that and we will believe!" Those who were crucified with him also denounced him.

Now when the army-captain who stood facing him saw that he expired in this way, he said, "This man was certainly a son of God."

Now Mary of Magdala and Mary the mother of Joses noted where he was laid.

(a) Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala out of whom he had cast seven daemons.

Afterwards he appeared at table to the eleven themselves and reproached them for their unbelief and dulness of mind, because they had not believed those who saw him risen from the dead. [But they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God; therefore," they said to Christ, "reveal your righteousness now." Christ answered them, "The term of years for Satan's power has now expired, but other terrors are at hand. I was delivered to death on behalf of sinners, that they might return to the truth and sin no more, that they might inherit that glory of righteousness which is spiritual and imperishable in heaven."]