Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, [but] before they came together, she was found {to be pregnant} by the Holy Spirit.

but did not cohabit with her as a wife, before she had-brought forth her first-born son; whom he named JESUS.

And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

But Jesus answered him, "Allow it [to be done], for it is proper for us to complete everything that is right [before God]." So, John agreed to it.

and when Jesus was baptized, he came out of the water: and immediately the heavens seem'd to be parted asunder before him, and he saw the Spirit

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

"Those persons whose hearts are pure [before God] will be blessed because they will see God.

Rejoice and be glad, because your reward [is] great in heaven, for in the [same] way they persecuted the prophets before you.

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

[In another case], come to terms with the person suing you as soon as possible, [even] on your way [to court], so he does not take you before the judge, and then the judge turn you over to the officer and you be sent to prison.

"And take care not to practice your righteousness before people to be seen by them; {otherwise} you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

And, when ye may be praying, ye shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love, in the synagogues, and at the corners of the broad ways, to take their stand and pray, that they may shine before men; Verily, I say unto you, they are getting back their reward.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows {what you need} before you ask him.

Give us today our bread for the day before us;

But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

And a leper came up to Him, and prostrated himself before Him, and said, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

And behold, they cried out, saying, "{What do you have to do with us}, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"

And [after] the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, "{This has never been seen before} in Israel!"

But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;

And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

But whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to a different one. For I solemnly say to you, you will not cover all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man returns.

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,

"Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father [who is] in heaven.

But whoever denies me before people, I also will deny him before my Father [who is] in heaven.

It is this man about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

And from the days of John the Immerser the kingdom of heaven is experiencing turmoil, for violent men are [trying to] take control of it [by bringing it into existence] forcibly [i.e., before its appointed time. See Acts 1:6-7].

And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].

Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

But if I, by the Spirit of God, cast out demons, the kingdom of God has come before hand upon you.

Then it goes and gets seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there, and in the end the man is worse off than he was before. That is the way it will be with this present wicked age."

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his field.

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

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

Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother,

And she, being informed of her mother before, said, "Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter."

And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds.

Just before day He went out to them, walking on the sea.

And the men in the boat fell down before him and said, "You are certainly God's Son!"

"Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the [Jewish] elders? For they do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before eating [their meals]."

But she came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.

And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

His disciples asked Him, "Why then [since you are obviously the Messiah] do the experts in the law of Moses say that Elijah must come first, [i.e., before the Messiah]?"

But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

Jesus replied [to the crowd], "You perverse generation of faithless people! How long must I be with you [i.e., before you understand]? How long do I have to be patient with you? Bring the sick boy to me."

He said: Yes. And when he had come into the house, before he had spoken, Jesus said to him: What think you, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tax or tribute? From their own sons, or from the sons of others?

And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,

So, it is not a purpose before your Father in the heavens, that one of these little ones should perish.

When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him.

the servant therefore fell prostrate before him, and cry'd out, Lord, allow me but time and I will pay the whole.

"And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.

Then his lord, calling him before him, said to him, Thou vile slave! all that debt I forgave thee, because thou besoughtest me:

Again he went out about twelve o'clock and three o'clock, and did as before.

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons [i.e., James and John] came to Jesus with her sons and, bowing down in reverence before Him, made a request of Him.

saying to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie [them] [and] bring [them] to me.

And most of the crowd spread their coats in his way, and others cut branches from the trees and scattered them before him.

And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.

Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

A second time the owner sent some servants, a larger number than before, and the tenants treated them in the same way.

Before the Pharisees separated, Jesus put this question to them--

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you shut the kingdom of heaven before people! For you do not enter, nor permit those wanting to go in to enter.

But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye are locking up the kingdom of the heavens before men, - for, ye, are not entering, neither, them who are entering, suffer ye to enter.

And before long you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. Do not be alarmed, for such things must be; but the End is not yet.

And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come.

See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

I solemnly say to you, the present age will not pass away before all this takes place.

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver.

But after that I shall be risen, I will go before you to Galilee.

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!"

So he left them and went back for the third time, praying in the same words as before.

And before he had done speaking, Judas one of the twelve appear'd, with a numerous retinue, arm'd with swords and staves, being sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

Thinkest thou that I am not able to call to my Father for aid, and he will set before me more than twelve legions of messengers?

But he denied before all, saying, I do not know what thou sayest.

And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times," and he went outside [and] wept bitterly.

So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And Jesus said, "You say [so]."

For he knew that it was from envious hatred that Jesus had been brought before him.

Then while he was seated in Pilate's courtroom of justice, Pilate's wife sent [word] to him, saying, "You should have nothing to do with that innocent man. For I was very troubled in a dream over him today." [Note: That is, she was troubled over a dream she had before waking up that morning].

So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"

and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

And laid it in his newly-made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

And Mary of Magdala and the other Mary remained there, sitting before the tomb.

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

And go quickly and say to his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and behold, he goes before you into Galilee, there shall ye see him. Behold, I have told you.

And lo! Jesus met them, saying, All hail! And they went up, and laid hold of his feet, and knelt down before him.

And if this [matter] is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and {keep you out of trouble}."

And when they saw him, they knelt down before him; but some doubted.