Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted 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 your gift there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift.

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

"Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

And behold, a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

"Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

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

For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.

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

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said,

So the servant fell on his knees before him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'

The crowds that went before him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors 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 that Noah entered the ark,

All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee."

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

But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

And Peter remembered the word Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." So he went out and wept bitterly.

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" So Jesus said to him, "It is as you say."

When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. See to it yourselves."

and when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead. And behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. Behold, I have told you."

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way";

Now in the morning, a long while before daylight, he rose and went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed.

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

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

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

Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

So he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

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

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away before all these things take place.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.

But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee."

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

And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

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

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

Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

And he will go 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 just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

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

And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he 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 would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they sought to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.

When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

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

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

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.

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

The Pharisee was surprised to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

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

"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

But he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Now when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you are to say;

And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy.

I will arise and go to my father and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

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

He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

But those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'"

But before all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. And you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Watch at all times, and pray always that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, 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;

He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day before you deny three times that you know me."

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

That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.

And he said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

John bore witness of him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'"

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

Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered 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 I have been sent before him.

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

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

What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before?

Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before, and who was one of them, said to them,

Then those who heard it went away one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last, and Jesus was left alone, with the woman standing before him.

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