The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

Rejoice and exult, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

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

But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Give not a holy thing to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and turn and rend you.

And behold they cried, saying, What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come hither before the time to torment us?

and you shall be brought before governors, and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations.

Every one, therefore, who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven;

and whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father in heaven.

For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you.

And Herod's birthday being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

And he immediately constrained the disciples to go into a ship and go before him to the other side, till he should dismiss the multitudes.

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

and the multitudes that went before, and those that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heavens]!

Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in.

Behold, I have told you before.

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

and all the nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

but after I have risen I will go before you into Galilee.

Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice.

But he denied it before all, saying, I know not what you say.

and Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said, Before a cock crows you will deny me thrice; and he went out and wept bitterly.

And Jesus stood before the procurator; and the procurator asked him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, As you say.

And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it.

and making a crown of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they knelt before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

and go immediately and tell his disciples that he is raised from the dead; and behold, he will go before you into Galilee; there shall you see him. Behold, I have told you.

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way.

And he was raised up and immediately taking his bed he went away before all; so that all were astonished, and glorified God, saying, We never saw the like.

For he cured many, so that all who had diseases fell down before him, that they might touch him;

and the impure spirits when they saw him fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.

And the woman being afraid, and trembling, knowing what was done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And many saw them going, and knew them; and they ran together there from all the cities on foot, and went before them.

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

And he immediately constrained his disciples to go into the ship, and to go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude;

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, and giving thanks, he broke and gave them to his disciples to set before them, and they set them before the people.

AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves alone, and was transfigured before them;

And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went before them; and they were amazed, and afraid, as they followed him. And again taking the twelve aside, he told them the things that were about to befall him;

and those who went before, and those who followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!

But take heed to yourselves; they shall deliver you up to Sanhedrims, and you shall be beaten in synagogues, and shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

but after I am raised I will go before you into Galilee.

And Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that to-day, on this night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me thrice.

And Peter followed him at a distance, till he came into the court of the chief priest; and he sat with the officers and warmed himself before the light.

And a cock crew a second time. And Peter was reminded of the word, how Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny me thrice. And he wept bitterly.

And when it was now evening, because it was the preparation, which is before the sabbath,

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you to Galilee; there you shall see him as he said to you.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And when he was performing the priest's office in the order of his class before God, it fell to his lot,

And he shall go before him 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 a people prepared for the Lord.

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

And when eight days were completed, [the time] to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

which thou hast prepared before all people;

And behold, men bringing on a bed a man who was paralytic; and they sought to bring him in to place him before him.

And not finding how they could bring him in, on account of the multitude, they went up on the house, and let him down through the tiles, with his little bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And he arose immediately before them, and taking up that on which he had lain departed to his house, glorifying God.

This is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

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

And he sent messengers before him; and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

And after these things the Lord designated seventy others also, and sent them out, two by two, before his face, into every city and place where he was about to come.

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

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

And the Pharisee seeing him, wondered that he was not first baptized before breakfast.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assarions [3 cents], and one of them is not forgotten before God?

And I tell you, that whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man confess before the angels of God;

but he that has denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

And behold, there was a man before him having the dropsy.

So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.

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

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

And he said to them, You are they that justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is high among men is an abomination before God.

And those going before charged him to be still; but he cried much more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

And running before, he went up on a sycamore that he might see him; for he was to pass by it.

but those my enemies that wished me not to reign over them, bring hither and kill them before me.

And they were not able to take advantage of his word before the people; and they wondered at his answer, and were silent.

But before all these things they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, committing you to synagogues and prisons, to be brought before kings and governors on my account;

But watch continually, praying that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand before the Son of man.

and he said to them, I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer;

And he said, I tell you, Peter, a cock shall not crow today, before you shall deny thrice that you know me.

And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, came before them, and he approached Jesus to kiss him.

And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter was reminded of the Lord's word, that he said to him, Before a cock crows to-day you shall deny me thrice;

And Pilate and Herod became friends to each other on that day; for they had before been enemies to each other.

said to them, You have brought me this man as one that perverts the people; and behold, having had an examination before you, I have found in this man no cause for the charges which you bring against him,

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

and taking it, he eat before them.

John testified of him, and cried, saying, This is the one of whom I said, He that comes after me existed before me, for he was before me.

This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me, for he was before me.

Nathanael said to him, Whence 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 bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but am sent before him.

The nobleman said to him, Lord, come down before my child dies.

The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is disturbed, to put me into the pool; but while I am coming another goes down before me.

Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, that before Abraham existed, I am.

Then the neighbors and those who had seen him before, because he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?

When he puts out all his sheep he goes before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice.