One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his Division,

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

And thou, Child, shalt be called Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to make ready his way,

The child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the Wilds till the time came for his appearance before Israel.

Eight days after the birth of the child, when it was time to circumcise him, he received the name Jesus--the name given him by the angel before his conception.

Thinking that he was with their fellow-travelers, they went one day's journey before searching for him among their relations and acquaintances;

If you, therefore, will do homage before me, it shall all be yours."

And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;

Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.

This is the very man of whom Scripture says--'Behold, I am sending my Messenger before thy face, And he shall prepare thy way before thee.'

Catching sight of Jesus, he shrieked out and threw himself down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed: "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you not to torment me."

Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and, in the presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching him, and that she had been cured instantly.

Before he had finished speaking, some one came from the house of the President of the Synagogue and said: "Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Teacher further."

Taking the five loaves and the two fishes, Jesus looked up to Heaven and said the blessing over them. Then he broke them in pieces, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people.

Indeed, I tell you, some who are standing before me will not know death, till they have seen the Kingdom of God."

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

Whatever town you visit, if the people welcome you, eat what is set before you;

The Pharisee noticed, to his astonishment, that Jesus omitted the ceremonial washing before breakfast.

Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God's angels;

But he, who disowns me before his fellow men, will be altogether disowned before God's angels.

Whenever they take you before the Synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defense will be, or what you will say;

When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; for fear that he should drag you before the judge, when the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.

And he saw before him a woman who for eighteen years had suffered from weakness owing to her having an evil spirit in her. She was bent double, and was wholly unable to raise herself.

There he saw before him a man who was suffering from dropsy.

"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

They could not lay hold of this answer before the people; and, in their wonder at his reply, they held their tongues.

Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.

"I have most earnestly wished," he said, "to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

And the Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the words that the Master had said to him-- "Before a cock has crowed to-day, you will disown me three times";

At daybreak the National Council met--both the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law--and took Jesus before their High Council.

Then they all rose in a body and led Jesus before Pilate.

And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.

And said to them: "You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;

It was the Preparation Day, and just before the Sabbath began.

[He is not here; but he has risen.] Remember how he spoke to you before he left Galilee--

Was not the Christ bound to undergo this suffering before entering upon his Glory?"

And he took it and ate it before their eyes.

They [bowed to the ground before him and] returned to Jerusalem full of joy;