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.

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.

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

"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.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows {what you need} before you ask him.

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?"

[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!"

And you will be brought before both governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

"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.'

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.

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

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before 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.

"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.

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.

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!"

And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times," and he went outside [and] wept bitterly.

So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And Jesus said, "You say [so]."

So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"

and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

And if this [matter] is heard before the governor, we will satisfy him and {keep you out of trouble}."

Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God!"

And [when he] saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before him.

So the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before them. And he distributed the two fish to [them] all.

And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

And they had a few small fish, and [after] giving thanks for them, he said to set these [before them] also.

And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

And [as] he was setting out on [his] way, one [individual] ran up and knelt down before him [and] asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

and said to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away [as you] enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one [has] ever sat. Untie it and bring [it].

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that today--this night--before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!"

And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times," and throwing himself down, he began to weep.

And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

And it happened that [while] he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

And he will go on 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 righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And so you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go on before the Lord to prepare his ways,

And when eight days were completed {so that he could be circumcised}, he was named Jesus, his name [that] [he] was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit [that he would] not see death before he would see the Lord's Christ.

So if you will worship before me, all [this] will be yours."

And behold, men [came] carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place [him] before him.

And immediately he stood up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, [and] went away to his home, glorifying God.

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 [when he] saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "{What do I have to do with you}, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"

And [when] the woman saw that she did not escape notice, she came trembling and falling down before him. In the presence of all the people, she told for what reason she had touched him, and that she was healed immediately.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving [them] to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.

And after these [things], the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before {him} into every town and place where he was about to go.

And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat {whatever is} set before you,

At [that] same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.

because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.'

And the Pharisee, [when he] saw [it], was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal.

"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,

but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.

But when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you should speak in your own defense or what you should say,

For as you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to come to a settlement with him on the way, so that he will not drag you to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison.

"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these [things] [that] are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

And he said to them, "{I have earnestly desired} to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

And the Lord turned around [and] looked intently at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

And the whole assembly of them rose up [and] brought him before Pilate.

[and] said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, [when I] examined [him] before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which {you are making} against him

And he said to them, "What [things]?" So they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people,

John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"

This one is [the one] about whom I said, 'After me is coming a man who is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'

Nathanael said to him, "From where do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, [when you] were under the fig tree, I saw you."

You yourselves testify about me that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I am sent before that one.'

The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies!"

The one who was sick answered him, "Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But {while} I am coming, another goes down before me."

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father! The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope!

Then [what] if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was, I am!"

Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep do not listen to them.

Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the [surrounding] country before the Passover, so that they could purify themselves.

Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

But as many signs [as] he had performed before them, they did not believe in him,

Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, [and] having loved [his] own in the world, loved them to the end.

From now [on] I am telling you before [it] happens, in order that when [it] happens you may believe that I am [he].

And now I have told you before [it] happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before [it hated] you.

And now, Father, you glorify me {at your side} with the glory that I had {at your side} before the world existed.

"Father, [those] whom you have given to me--I want that those also may be with me where I am, in order that they may see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

For David says with reference to him, 'I saw the Lord before me {continually}, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by him this man stands before you healthy!

For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined {him}. {He} was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed [and] placed [their] hands on them.

So he said, "Men--brothers and fathers--listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham [while he] was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt--we do not know what has happened to him!'