he will go in front of Him with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, turning the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make a people ready and prepared for the Lord."

And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready,

Some men came up carrying a man who was paralysed; they tried to carry him inside and lay him in front of Jesus,

but when they could not find any means of getting him in, on account of the crowd, they climbed to the top of the house and let him down through the tiles, mattress and all among the people in front of Jesus.

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!'

He sent messengers in front of him. They went and entered a Samaritan village to make preparations for him,

After that the Lord commissioned other seventy disciples, sending them in front of him two by two to every town and place that he intended to visit himself.

And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, let me have three loaves;

for a friend of mine travelling has come to my house and I have nothing to set before him.'

I tell you, though he will not get up and give you anything because you are a friend of his, he will at least rise and give you whatever you want, because you persist.

Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.

In front of him there was a man who had dropsy;

No, when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes in he will tell you, 'Move higher up, my friend.' Then you will be honoured before your fellow guests.

The people in front checked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me!"

saying, "Go to the village in front, and on entering it you will find a colt tethered on which no one ever has sat; untether it and bring it.

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;