The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.

"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.

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

Give us today our bread for the day before us;

"Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest in turn they trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.

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

"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. In solemn truth I tell you that you shall not have completed the cities of Israel, before the Son of man comes.

"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven.

"But whoever disowns me before men, I also will disown before my Father who is in heaven.

"for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.

But when Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company,

and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."

"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"

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

As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying.

"But when he began to settle, one of them was brought before him who owed him fifteen million dollars.

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

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

But after I am raised up I will go before you into Galilee."

Jesus said to him, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny me three times!"

So he left them and went away again, and prayed the third time in the same words as before.

But he denied it before them all; "I do not know what you mean," he said.

Then Peter recalled the word that Jesus had spoken, "Before the cock crow, you shall three times deny me"??nd he went out and broke out into bitter weeping.

Now Jesus stood before the Governor, and the Governor questioned him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked.

He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus before him.

And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And go quickly and tell his disciples. 'He is risen from the dead; he goes before you into Galilee; you will see him there.' Remember, I have told you."

even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way.

In the morning he rose a great while before day and went out to a desert place, and there prayed.

The man rose, at once took up his cot, and went out before them all; at which they were all astounded, and gave God glory, saying, "We never saw anything like this."

As he caught sight of Jesus from afar, he ran and knelt before him,

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

Then he at once compelled the disciples to embark in the boat and go before him to Bethsaida on the other side, while he sent the people away.

As he started to go forth into the road, a man came running up to him, and knelt down before him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

and those who went before him and those who came after kept shouting. "Hosanna! Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

She has done what she could. she has before time anointed my body for my burial.

"But after my resurrection I will go before you into Galilee."

Jesus said to him, "I tell you in solemn truth that you yourself, today on this very night, before the cock crow twice, shall three times disown me."

At that instant for the second time a cock crew. Then Peter recalled the word which Jesus had spoken to him, "Before the cock crows twice you will disown me thrice." And as he thought of it, he began to weep aloud.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "'He is going before you into Galilee, where you will see him, as he told you.'"

Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,

"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.

"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way

When eight days had passed, and the time had come to circumcise him, he was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before his conception in the womb.

Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

"Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

And behold there came men carrying a paralytic on a bed; and they tried to bring him and lay him before Jesus, but they could not because of the crowd.

So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.

And instantly he arose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went away to his house, glorifying God.

"Yes, I tell you and more than a prophet. This is he who it is written. "Behold I send a messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

When he saw Jesus he cried out, and fell down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed. "What have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of God Most High? I implore you to torment me not!"

Then the woman, who saw that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and falling down before him, stated before the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she had been instantly healed.

and sent messengers before him. These went and entered into a Samaritan village to make ready for him.

After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.

"And whatever town you come to, and they receive you, eat whatever they put before you.

"for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.'

And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,

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

"and whoever disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.

"And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;

"For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.

"But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when your host arrives he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' Then you will be honored before the other guest.

"In that same town there was a widow who came again and again before him, saying, "'Do for me the justice of my adversary.'

So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.

"And the first came before him, saying, 'Master, your pound has made ten pounds.'

When he had so spoken he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

and he said to them. "With desire have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times."

When it became the day the elders if the people met with the high priests and the Scribes and had brought before the Sanhedrin, saying.

Herod and Pilate became friends again from that very day; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

and said to them. "You brought before me this man as one who incited the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence, and I find no fault in this man regarding the charges that you brought against him.

"What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'"

This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.'

"How do you know me?" asked Nathanael. "Before Philip called you," replied Jesus, "when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.'

"Sir," said the king's officer, "come down before my little boy dies."

"Sir," answered the sick man, "I have no man to put me into the pool whenever the water is troubled; and while I am trying to come, some one else steps down before me."

"Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?

"Our law does not condemn the accused, does it, before hearing his defense, and finding out what he is doing?"

"In solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that before Abraham came into existence, I am."

"When he has brought all his own sheep, he walks before them and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

"All that came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

and there remained with his disciples. Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem for purification before the Passover.

So then Jesus came six days before the Passover, to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

Now just before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come when he should leave this world to go to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, showed forth his love to the end.

"From this time forward, I tell you before it comes to pass, that when it is come to pass you may believe who I am.

"Your life you will lay down for me? In solemn truth I tell you, the cock shall not crow before you have three times disowned me."