Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put 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 came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.

And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

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

And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

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

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:

But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.

Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.

And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.

And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.

And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.

And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way.

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death:

But after I have come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.

And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

And in the same minute, the cock gave a second cry. And it came to Peter's mind how Jesus had said to him, Before the cock's second cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And at this thought he was overcome with weeping.

And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.

Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;

And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times.

And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

And they all went and took him before Pilate.

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.

You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him

And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:

And before their eyes he took a meal.

John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.