Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way (for His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph) before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them until it came and stood over where the child was.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward in Heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

And you shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the nations.

Then everyone who shall confess Me before men, I will confess him before My Father who is in Heaven.

But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven.

For this is the one of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

And she, being instructed before by her mother, said, Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter.

And immediately Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a boat and to go before Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.

And He was transfigured before them. And His face shone as the sun, and His clothing was white as the light.

And the crowds who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.

And all nations shall be gathered before Him. And He shall separate them from one another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats.

But after I have risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.

But he denied all before them, saying, I do not know what you say.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, Who said to him, Before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.

And Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor asked Him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say it.

But when Pilate saw that it gained nothing, but rather that a tumult was made, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. You see to it.

And plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead. And, behold, He goes before you into Galilee. There you shall see Him. Lo, I have told you.

as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.

And immediately he arose and took up his cot and went out before all. So that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw it this way.

And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried, saying, You are the Son of God!

But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done in her, came and fell down before Him and told Him all the truth.

And the crowds saw them leaving, and many knew Him. And they ran together on foot there, out of the cities. And they went before them and came together to Him.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to Heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them. And He divided the two fish to all.

And immediately He constrained His disciples to get into the boat and to go before to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent away the crowd.

And He commanded the people to recline on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, and He broke and gave to His disciples to set before them. And they set them before the people.

And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John and led them up into a high mountain, apart by themselves. And He was transfigured before them.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took the Twelve again and began to tell them what would happen to Him,

And those going before, and those following, cried out, saying, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

But take heed to yourselves. For they shall deliver you up to sanhedrins, and in the synagogues you shall be beaten. And you shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them.

But after I am raised, I will go before you into Galilee.

And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that today, in this night, before the cock crows twice, you shall deny Me three times.

And the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And thinking on it, he wept.

And it, becoming evening already, since it was the Preparation, that is, the day before sabbath,

But go tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, as He said to you.

And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God,

And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God. And I am sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings.

in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, His name was called JESUS, the name called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples,

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him.

And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

And immediately he rose up before them and took up that on which he lay. And he departed to his own house, glorifying God.

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."

And seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him and said with a loud voice, What is to me and to You, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I beseech You, Do not torment me!

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish. And looking up to Heaven, He blessed them and broke, and He gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And He sent messengers before His face. And they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.

And after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, And He sent them two and two before His face into every city and place where He was about to come.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

for a friend of mine has come from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him?

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was amazed that He had not first washed before dinner.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess Me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess him before the angels of God.

But he who denies Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

And behold, a certain man was dropsical before Him.

But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory shall be to you before those reclining with you.

Likewise I say to you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you, and am no more worthy to be called your son.

And He said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

But those who are my enemies, who did not desire that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

And they could not take hold of His words before the people. And they marveled at His answer and were silent.

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name's sake.

Watch therefore, praying in every season that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things which shall occur, and to stand before the Son of Man.

And He said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

And He said, I say to you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day before you shall deny knowing Me three times.

And as He was yet speaking, behold a crowd! And he who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, went before them. And he drew near Jesus to kiss Him.

And the Lord turned and looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, Before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.

And rising up, all the multitude of them led Him before Pilate.

And that same day Pilate and Herod became friends with one another, for before they were at enmity between themselves.

Pilate said to them, You have brought this Man to me as perverting the people. And behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no fault in this Man regarding those things of which you accuse Him;

And he took it down and wrapped it in linen. And he laid it in a tomb that had been cut in the stone, in which no man had before been laid.

And He said to them, What things? And they said to Him, The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a man, a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

And He took it and ate before them.

John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I spoke: He who comes after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.

He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.

This is He of whom I said, After me comes a Man who has been before me, for He preceded me.

Nathanael said to Him, From where do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

You yourselves bear witness to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before Him.

The nobleman said to Him, Sir, come down before my child dies.

The infirm man answered Him, Sir, when the water is troubled, I have no one to put me into the pool. But while I am coming, another steps down before me.

Then what if you should see the Son of Man going up where He was before?