Adverb nyn (now) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

24: 21For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now (nyn), no, and never will be.
26: 65Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now (nyn) heard his blasphemy.
27: 42"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now (nyn), and we will believe in him.
27: 43He trusts in God; let God deliver him now (nyn), if he wants to; for he said, 'I am God's Son.'"

Mark

10: 30who will not receive a hundredfold now (nyn) in this age - houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions - and in the age to come eternal life.
13: 19For in those days there will be suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now (nyn), no, and never will be.
15: 32Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now (nyn), so that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.

Luke

1: 48for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now (nyn) on all generations will call me blessed;
2: 29"Master, now (nyn) you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word;
5: 10and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now (nyn) on you will be catching people."
6: 21"Blessed are you who are hungry now (nyn), for you will be filled. "Blessed are you who weep now (nyn), for you will laugh.
6: 25"Woe to you who are full, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who are laughing now (nyn), for you will mourn and weep.
11: 39Then the Lord said to him, "Now (nyn) you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
12: 52From now (nyn) on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three;
16: 25But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now (nyn) he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
19: 42saying, "If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now (nyn) they are hidden from your eyes.
22: 18for I tell you that from now (nyn) on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
22: 36He said to them, "But now (nyn), the one who has a purse must take it, and likewise a bag. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
22: 69But from now (nyn) on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

John

2: 8He said to them, "Now (nyn) draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it.
4: 18for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now (nyn) is not your husband. What you have said is true!"
4: 23But the hour is coming, and is now (nyn) here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.
5: 25"Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now (nyn) here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
6: 42They were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now (nyn) say, 'I have come down from heaven'?"
8: 11She said, "No one, sir." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now (nyn) on do not sin again."]]
8: 40but now (nyn) you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
8: 52The Jews said to him, "Now (nyn) we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; yet you say, 'Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.'
9: 21but we do not know how it is that now (nyn) he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself."
9: 41Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now (nyn) that you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.
11: 8The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now (nyn) trying to stone you, and are you going there again?"
11: 22But even now (nyn) I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him."
12: 27"Now (nyn) my soul is troubled. And what should I say - 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour.
12: 31Now (nyn) is the judgment of this world; now (nyn) the ruler of this world will be driven out.
13: 31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now (nyn) the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
13: 36Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now (nyn); but you will follow afterward."
14: 29And now (nyn) I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.
15: 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now (nyn) they have no excuse for their sin.
15: 24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not have sin. But now (nyn) they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
16: 5But now (nyn) I am going to him who sent me; yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'
16: 22So you have pain now (nyn); but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
16: 29His disciples said, "Yes, now (nyn) you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech!
16: 30Now (nyn) we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God."
17: 5So now (nyn), Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
17: 7Now (nyn) they know that everything you have given me is from you;
17: 13But now (nyn) I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves.
18: 36Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But now (nyn), my kingdom is not from here."
21: 10Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have caught now (nyn)."

Acts

3: 17"And now (nyn), friends, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
4: 29And now (nyn), Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
5: 38So now (nyn), I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone; because if this plan or this undertaking is of human origin, it will fail;
7: 4Then he left the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God had him move from there to this country in which you are now (nyn) living.
7: 34I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now (nyn), I will send you to Egypt.'
7: 52Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now (nyn) you have become his betrayers and murderers.
10: 5Now (nyn) send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter;
10: 33Therefore I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. So now (nyn) all of us are here in the presence of God to listen to all that the Lord has commanded you to say."
12: 11Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now (nyn) I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
13: 11And now (nyn) listen - the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind for a while, unable to see the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he went about groping for someone to lead him by the hand.
13: 31and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now (nyn) his witnesses to the people.
15: 10Now (nyn) therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
16: 36And the jailer reported the message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates sent word to let you go; therefore come out now (nyn) and go in peace."
16: 37But Paul replied, "They have beaten us in public, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and now (nyn) are they going to discharge us in secret? Certainly not! Let them come and take us out themselves."
17: 30While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now (nyn) he commands all people everywhere to repent,
18: 6When they opposed and reviled him, in protest he shook the dust from his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now (nyn) on I will go to the Gentiles."
20: 22And now (nyn), as a captive to the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
20: 25"And now (nyn) I know that none of you, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom, will ever see my face again.
20: 32And now (nyn) I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.
22: 16And now (nyn) why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.'
23: 15Now (nyn) then, you and the council must notify the tribune to bring him down to you, on the pretext that you want to make a more thorough examination of his case. And we are ready to do away with him before he arrives."
23: 21But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink until they kill him. They are ready now (nyn) and are waiting for your consent."
24: 25And as he discussed justice, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now (nyn); when I have an opportunity, I will send for you."
26: 6And now (nyn) I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,
27: 22I urge you now (nyn) to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

1 John

2: 18Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now (nyn) many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour.
2: 28And now (nyn), little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.
3: 2Beloved, we are God's children now (nyn); what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.
4: 3and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now (nyn) it is already in the world.

2 John

1: 5But now (nyn), dear lady, I ask you, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning, let us love one another.