They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

He will 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."

In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,

When eight days were fulfilled to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."

And suddenly men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before him.

Not finding a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

This is he of whom it is written, 'Look, I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

When he saw Jesus, he shouted, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, "What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me."

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

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

and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.

Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

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

When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

The first came before him, saying, 'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'

But bring those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"

They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

The Lord turned, and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the Lord's word, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows today you will deny me three times."

The whole company of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.

Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

He said to them, "What things?" They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;