'Previously' in the Bible
And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on [that] same day, {for they had previously been enemies of one another}.
Nicodemus, the one who came to him previously--who was one of them--said to them,
Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say, "Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?"
(For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they thought that Paul had brought into the temple.)
which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
whom God made publicly available as the mercy seat through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of previously committed sins,
And with this confidence, I was wanting to come to you previously, in order that you may have a second proof of my goodwill,
So we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun [it], thus he would also complete for you this [act of] grace.
And I am giving an opinion in this [matter], because this is profitable for you who not only began previously, a year ago, to do [something], but also to want [to do it].
Therefore I considered [it] necessary to urge the brothers that they should go on ahead to you and make arrangements in advance for your generous gift that was promised previously, so this would be prepared as a generous gift and not as grudgingly granted.
[I am afraid] lest [when I] come again my God will humiliate me {in your presence}, and I will grieve over many of those who sinned previously and have not repented because of their impurity and sexual immorality and licentiousness that they have practiced.
I have already said when was present the second time, and [although I] am absent now also say in advance to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare [anyone],
Now I am saying this: the law, that came after four hundred and thirty years, does not revoke a covenant previously ratified by God, in order to nullify the promise.
Since therefore it remains [for] some to enter into it, and the ones to whom the good news was proclaimed previously did not enter because of disobedience,