Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

"Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee,

From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.

Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

Now John had heard in prison about the Christ's doings, and he sent some of his disciples to inquire:

But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

"Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.

But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat."

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "My heart yearns over this mass of people, for it is now the third day that they have been with me and they have nothing to eat. I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they should faint on the road."

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

Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,

See, your house will now be left to you desolate!

for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.

"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.

Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper,

Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him."

Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety.

"Now it was the Governor's custom at the Festival to release some one prisoner, whomsoever the populace desired;

So when they were now assembled Pilate appealed to them. "Whom shall I release to you," he said, "Barabbas, or Jesus the so-called Christ?"

"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.

His trust is in God: let God deliver him now, if He will have him; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"

Now from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon there was darkness over the whole land;

Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her.

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

(Now John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were keeping a fast.)

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

he spends days and nights, now awake, now asleep, while the seed sprouts and grows tall, he knows not how.

But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.

This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;

Now a woman who for twelve years had suffered from haemorrhage,

The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

"My heart yearns over the people," He said; "for this is now the third day they have remained with me, and they have nothing to eat.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;

And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.

but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.

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

So He came into Jerusalem and into the Temple; and after looking round upon everything there, the hour being now late He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

And He remonstrated with them. "Is it not written," He said, "'My House shall be called The House of Prayer for all the nations?' But you have made it what it now is--a robbers' cave."

For those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.

Now when He was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while He was at table, there came a woman with a jar of pure, sweet-scented ointment very costly: she broke the jar and poured the ointment over His head.

A third time He came, and then He said, "Sleep on and rest. Enough! the hour has come. Even now they are betraying the Son of Man into the hands of sinful men.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."

Now while Peter was below in the quadrangle, one of the High Priest's maidservants came,

Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;

This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

And now you will be dumb and unable to speak until the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words--words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."

"Thus has the Lord dealt with me," she said, "now that He has graciously taken away my reproach among men."

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

Now when Elizabeth's full time was come, she gave birth to a son;

Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

Now there were shepherds in the same part of the country, keeping watch over their sheep by night in the open fields,

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

"Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."

now added this to crown all the rest, that he threw John into prison.

Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

Now when He rose and left the synagogue He went to Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from an acute attack of fever; and they consulted Him about her.

Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.

"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.

"Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!

Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.

Now there was a great herd of swine there feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Him to give them leave to go into them, and He gave them leave.

Now when Jesus was returning, the people gave Him a warm welcome; for they had all been looking out for Him.

Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was going on; and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life,

Now when the day began to decline, the Twelve came to Him and said, "Send the people away, that they may go to the villages and farms round about and find lodging and a supply of food; because here we are in an uninhabited district."

Now Peter and the others were weighed down with sleep; but, keeping themselves awake all through, they saw His glory, and the two men standing with Him.

Now while the youth was coming, the spirit dashed him to the ground and cruelly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the youth and gave him back to his father.

Now there arose a dispute among them, which of them was to be the greatest.

Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.

And He addressed them thus: "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few: therefore entreat the Owner of the harvest to send out more reapers into His fields. And now go.

Cure the sick in that town, and tell them, "'The Kingdom of God is now at your door.'

"Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you, long ere now they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.

"And he from indoors shall answer, "'Do not pester me. The door is now barred, and I am here in bed with my children. I cannot get up and give you bread.'

Now when the crowds came thronging upon Him, He proceeded to say, "The present generation is a wicked generation: it requires some sign, but no sign shall be given to it except that of Jonah.

Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting.

Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.

"I came to throw fire upon the earth, and what is my desire? Oh that it were even now kindled!

And I tell you that some now last will then be first, and some now first will then be last."

At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'

Now the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners were everywhere in the habit of coming close to Him to listen to Him;

"Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.

but now that this son of yours is come who has eaten up your property among his bad women, you have killed the fat calf for him.'

"'Remember, my child,' said Abraham, 'that you had all your good things during your lifetime, and that Lazarus in like manner had his bad things. But, now and here, he is receiving consolation and you are in agony.

Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."