25 Bible Verses about People Going Before

And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

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.

You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

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;

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.

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.

The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.

For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

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.

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

All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

Do you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle and the children are able to go, till I come to my lord at Seir.

And on their way down to the end of the town, Samuel said to Saul, Give your servant orders to go on in front of us, (so he went on,) but you keep here, so that I may give you the word of God.

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

But give my orders to Joshua, comforting him and making him strong; for he is to go over Jordan at the head of this people, and he will give them this land which you will see for their heritage.

Because of the flowing hair of the fighters in Israel, because the people gave themselves freely, give praise to the Lord.

Let my soul be overflowing with grief when these things come back to my mind, how I went in company to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with the song of those who were keeping the feast.

When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

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 those who went in front, and those who came after, were crying, Glory: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord:

But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.