declarations in 1:24ff. once again and simultaneously form a connecting link to the following section. 24 Thus I rejoice (literally: Now). In its temporal significance, the adverbial determinant nyn (now) appears abruptly and without a direct connection after 1:21–23. It is therefore not probable that any kind of time frame is intended.1 Rather, the Greek nyn here marks the beginning of a paragraph to define and elaborate on one of the earlier statements. The designation at the close of v 23, which