Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo! the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the child was.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

In like manner let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.

And lo! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

For this is he of whom it is written: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

and he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light.

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.

And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, were crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

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

and before him will be gathered all the nations; and he will separate men one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;

But after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

Jesus said to him, Truly do I say to thee, that this night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.

But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said, Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said, I am.

And when Pilate saw that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this blood; see ye to it.

And having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he hath risen from the dead, and, lo! he is going before you into Galilee; there shall ye 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 when they saw him, they knelt down before him; but some doubted.

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;"

And rising early, long before day, he went out, and withdrew into a desert place, and there prayed.

And he arose, and immediately took up the bed and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We never saw it thus.

And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and bowed down before him,

But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them.

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.

And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

And he ordered the multitude to lie down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he set them before them.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them.

And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord!

But do ye take heed to yourselves; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

But after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

And Jesus saith to him, Truly do I say to thee, that even thou, today, on this night, before a cock crow twice, wilt thrice deny me.

And immediately a cock crew a second time. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, Before a cock crows twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

And evening having now come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he is going before you into Galilee; there ye will see him, as he said to you.

And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

And when eight days were completed for him to be circumcised, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

which thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples;

And lo! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied; and they endeavored to bring him in, and to set him before him.

And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

And he immediately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God.

This is he of whom it is written, "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And the woman, seeing that she was discovered, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was cured immediately.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And he sent messengers before him; and they went and entered a city of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

After these things, the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before him into every city and place where he himself was about to come.

And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you,

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

And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not bathe before dinner.

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? and not one of them is forgotten before God.

And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.

But he that hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

And lo! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy.

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee;

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.

And they who went before sharply bade him hold his peace. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

And he ran on before, and climbed up a sycamoretree to see him; for he was to pass that way.

But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And he said to them, Earnestly have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer.

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt thrice deny me.

And when it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together, and brought him before their council, saying,

And the whole assemblage of them arose, and carried him before Pilate.

And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity.

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him.

And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in word and deed before God and all the people;

And he took and ate it before them.

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for he was before me.

Nathanael saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the figtree, I saw thee.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man.

The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die.