Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,

"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.

"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way

When eight days had passed, and the time had come to circumcise him, he was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before his conception in the womb.

Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

"Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.

And instantly he arose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

"Yes, I tell you and more than a prophet. This is he who it is written. "Behold I send a messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

When he saw Jesus he cried out, and fell down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed. "What have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of God Most High? I implore you to torment me not!"

Then the woman, who saw that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and falling down before him, stated before the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she had been instantly healed.

and sent messengers before him. These went and entered into a Samaritan village to make ready for him.

After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.

"And whatever town you come to, and they receive you, eat whatever they put before you.

"for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.'

And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,

"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;

"and whoever disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.

"And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;

"For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

"But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when your host arrives he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' Then you will be honored before the other guest.

"In that same town there was a widow who came again and again before him, saying, "'Do for me the justice of my adversary.'

So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.

"And the first came before him, saying, 'Master, your pound has made ten pounds.'

When he had so spoken he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

and he said to them. "With desire have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times."

When it became the day the elders if the people met with the high priests and the Scribes and had brought before the Sanhedrin, saying.

Herod and Pilate became friends again from that very day; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

and said to them. "You brought before me this man as one who incited the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence, and I find no fault in this man regarding the charges that you brought against him.

"What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;