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."

Now while He was in one of the towns, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face and begged Him, saying, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

Now some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at His disciples, and were saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"

Now it was in those days that He went up on the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!

But a curse on you who are rich, for you are now receiving your comforts in full.

A curse on you who live in luxury now, for you will be hungry. A curse on you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

But I say to you who listen now to me, practice loving your enemies, practice doing good to those who hate you,

Now if you practice loving only those who love you, what credit do you get for that? Why, even notorious sinners practice loving those who love them.

Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."

Now John's disciples told him about all these things.

Now one of the Pharisees invited Him to take dinner with him. So He came to the Pharisee's house and took His place at the table.

Since they could not pay him, he graciously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which one of them will love him more?"

Now as a great crowd was coming together and people were coming to Him from one town after another, He said by way of a story:

Now as they were sailing along, He fell off to sleep. But a furious squall of wind rushed down upon the lake, and they were filling up and were in impending peril.

Now there was a large drove of hogs feeding there on the hillside. So they begged Him to let them go into those hogs. And He let them do so.

Now as Jesus was returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him.

Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."

Now Herod the governor heard of all that was taking place, and he continued to be puzzled over the reports -- by some that John had risen from the dead,

Now the apostles returned and told Jesus all that they had done. Then He took them and privately retired to a town called Bethsaida.

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Now Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but all at once they became wide awake and saw His splendor and the two men who were standing with Him.

So they all continued to be utterly astounded at the greatness of God. Now while everybody was wondering at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

Now a controversy sprang up among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

Now as the time was coming to a head when He should be taken up to heaven, He firmly set His face to continue His journey to Jerusalem;

Now the seventy returned and joyously reported, "Lord, even the demons are submitting to us in your name."

Now a priest happened to be going that way, but when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

Now as they were journeying on, He came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.

And suppose he answers from inside, 'Stop bothering me; the door is now locked, and my children are packed about me in bed; I cannot get up and give you any.'

Now is there a father among you who, if his son asks him for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

Now He was driving a dumb demon out of a man, and when the demon went out of him, the dumb man spoke. The crowds were astonished.

Now if I with Beelzebub's help am driving the demons out, with whose help do your sons drive them out?

Now as the crowds continued to throng upon Him, He began to say: "This is a wicked age. It is looking for a spectacular sign, but none will be given it but the sign of Jonah.

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees have the habit of cleaning the outside of your cups and dishes, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and wickedness.

Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,

Now if God so gorgeously dresses the wild grass which today is green but tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, how much more surely will He clothe you, O you with little faith?

For from now on, five in a house will be divided, three against two, and two against three.

And so there are those now last who will be first then, and there are those now first who will then be last."

Now your house is abandoned to its fate! And I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

And at the dinner hour he sent his slave to say to the invited guests, 'Come, for it is now ready.'

Now great crowds were going along with Him, and all at once He turned and said to them:

Now all the tax-collectors and notorious sinners were crowding around Him to listen to Him.

"Now his elder son was in the field. So, on coming in, as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

Now He was saying to the disciples: "Once there was a rich man who had a household manager, and he was accused to his master of squandering the latter's property.

Now the Pharisees who were lovers of money had been listening to all this, and they began to ridicule Him.

But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received in full your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus his hardships in his, but now he is continuously comforted here, while you are continuously tortured there.

Now He said to His disciples: "It is inevitable that snares to evil will come, but a curse be on the man through whom they come!

and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and continued to thank Him. Now he was a Samaritan.

Now, when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with visible display,

Now He told them the following story to show how necessary it is for people always to pray and never to give up:

Now some people were bringing even their babies to Him to have Him touch them, but the disciples, when they saw it, reproved them for it.

Now He took the Twelve aside and said to them, "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Now he was trying to see Jesus to find out who He was, but he could not because of the crowd, as he was so small in stature.

Then Zaccheus got up and said to the Lord, "Listen, Lord! I now give to the poor half of my property, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay him back four times as much."

Now the first one came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars, sir, has made two hundred more.'

and said: "If today you yourself had only known the conditions of peace! But now they are hidden from you.

But He glanced at them and said, "Then what does this Scripture mean: 'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone'?

Now there were seven brothers. And the first brother married a wife and died childless.

Now at the resurrection which one's wife will the woman be? For the seven married her."

Now He looked up and saw the rich people dropping their gifts into the treasury.

Now while some people were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and votive-offerings, He said,

When you see them shooting forth their buds, you know of yourselves that summer now is near.

Now during the days He continued to teach in the temple, but He would go out and spend the nights on the hill called the Mount of Olives;

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

Now when the hour came, He took His place at the table, with the apostles about Him.

Then He said to them, "But now the man who has a purse must take it, and a bag too. And the man who does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.

Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."

Those who were about Him saw what was about to take place, and said, "Lord, shall we use our swords now?"

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

Now as they led Him away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry as he walked behind Jesus.

Meanwhile, the people stood looking on. Even the members of the council were scoffing at Him and saying, "He saved others, let Him now save Himself, if He really is the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

Now one of the criminals who were hanging from their crosses kept abusing Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Then save yourself and us too!"

Then Jesus uttered a loud cry, and said, "Father, I now commit my spirit to your care." As He said this He breathed His last.

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the council, a good and upright man,

Now on the Sabbath they rested, in accordance with the commandment, but on the first day of the week at early dawn they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared.