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.

Suddenly, a leper came up to him, fell down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

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 when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. In solemn truth I tell you that you shall not have completed the cities of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

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].

Yea, O Father! That, so, it hath become, a delight, before thee.

But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you [before you expected it].

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 before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

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.

Shortly before dawn, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."

"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"

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

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here 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.

Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, 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.

"But when he began to settle, one of them was brought before him who owed him fifteen million dollars.

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

"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:

So the men went. Going out again about mid-day and about three o'clock, he did as before.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a certain thing 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 multitudes that went before, and that followed after, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans 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.

Take heed: I have told you before.

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

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from one another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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 I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee."

Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, that this same night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."

So he left them and went away again, and prayed the third time 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 them all saying, "I know not what thou sayest."

And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which he said unto him, "Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice": and went out at the doors and wept bitterly.

Jesus stood before the deputy, and the deputy asked him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest."

He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus 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].

When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto."

and plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowed their knees before him, and 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 tell his disciples that he is risen from death. And behold, he will go before you into Galilee: there ye shall see him. Lo 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.

As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee;"