Now the birth of Christ Jesus occurred under these conditions: After His mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, but before they had lived together, she was found to be an expectant mother through the influence of the Holy Spirit.

Keep on rejoicing and leaping for ecstasy, for your reward will be rich in heaven; for this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.

Let your light shine before people in such a way that they may see your good deeds, and praise your Father in heaven.

So then you must not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

"You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

And a leper came up to Him, and prostrated himself before Him, and said, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

and after the demon had been driven out, the dumb man could talk. So the crowds were dumbfounded, saying, "Never before among the Jews was anything like this?

and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen.

But whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to a different one. For I solemnly say to you, you will not cover all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man returns.

Therefore, everyone who will own me before men I will own before my Father in heaven,

but anyone who disowns me before men I will disown before my Father in heaven.

This is the man of whom the Scripture says, "'Attention! I am sending my messenger on before you; He will prepare the road ahead of you.'

But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the guests. Herod was fascinated by her,

Just before day He went out to them, walking on the sea.

When they reached the crowd, a man came up to Him, kneeling before Him and saying,

"And his fellow-slave fell down before him and pleaded, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

Again he went out about twelve o'clock and three o'clock, and did as before.

I solemnly say to you, the present age will not pass away before all this takes place.

For just as in the days before the Flood people went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,

and all the nations will be gathered before him, and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,

Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times."

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

Then Peter remembered Jesus' words, "Before a cock crows, you will disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes."

So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!"

Early in the morning, long before daybreak, He got up and went out to a lonely spot, and stayed praying there.

Then he got up and at once picked up his pallet, and went out before them all. The result was that they were all dumbfounded and began to praise God and say, "We have never seen anything like this before."

And whenever the foul spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed, "You are the Son of God."

On catching a glimpse of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and fell down on his knees before Him,

So the woman, as she knew what had taken place for her, though frightened and trembling, came forward and fell on her knees before His feet, and told Him the whole truth.

Then she rushed at once before the king, and made this request, "I want you this very minute to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter."

And because He saw that they were struggling at the oars, for the wind was against them, a while before daybreak He started toward them walking on the sea, and He meant to go right up beside them.

So you must be on the lookout for yourselves; they will turn you over to courts, and to synagogues where you will be beaten, and you must appear before governors and kings for my sake, to testify to them.

But before the end comes, the good news must be proclaimed to all the heathen.

I solemnly say to you, the present generation will not pass away before all this takes place.

Then Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you, yes, you, will disown me three times."

And Peter followed Him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; he was sitting with the attendants and warming himself before the fire.

At that moment for the second time a Cock crowed. Then Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And when he remembered that, he burst into tears.

Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Once when he was acting as priest before God, when his division was on duty, it fell to his lot,

He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready His ways,

When He was eight days old and it was time to circumcise Him, He was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before Mary had conceived Him.

which you prepared before all peoples,

They supposed that He was somewhere in the caravan, and so they traveled a whole day before they began to make an anxious search for Him among His relatives and acquaintances.

So if you will worship before me just once, it shall all be yours."

Now some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

Then at once he got up before them all, picked up the pallet on which he had been lying, and went off home, giving praise to God.

This is the man of whom the Scripture says: "'Attention! I send my messenger on before you. He will prepare the road ahead of you.'

When he saw Jesus, he screamed and flung himself down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

When the woman saw that she had not escaped His notice, she came forward trembling, and falling down before Him she told in the presence of all the people why she had touched Him and how she had been cured at once.

so He sent messengers before Him. Then they went on and entered into a Samaritan town, to make preparations for Him.

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on before Him, two by two, to every town or place which He was going to visit.

for a friend of mine has just come to my house on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him to eat.'

The Pharisee noticed that He did not first wash before lunch, and was surprised.

I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;

but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,

Whether he comes before or after midnight, if he finds them so, happy are they.

For instance, when you are on the way to court with your opponent, take the utmost pains on the way to get entirely rid of him, so that he may not rush you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the sheriff, and the sheriff put you in prison.

Then He said to them, "You are the men who exhibit your uprightness before the public, but God knows your hearts. For what stands high in the sight of men is detestable in the sight of God.

So they could not use what he said before the people, and in astonishment at His answer they said no more.

But before all this takes place, people will arrest you and persecute you, and turn you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

"I solemnly say to you, this generation will not pass away before all this takes place.

And He said to them, "I have heartily desired to eat this Passover supper with you before I suffer.

But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times."

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled, and brought Him back before their council, and said,

So Herod and Pilate became personal friends that very day; they had been at enmity before.

for the sun had failed to shine. And the curtain before the sanctuary was torn in two.

and He took it and ate it before their eyes.

John testified to Him and cried out, for this was the one who said, "The One who is coming after me has been put before me, because He existed before me."

He is to become my successor, because He has been put before me, and I am not fit to untie His shoestrings."

This is the One about whom I said, 'After me there is coming a man who has already been put before me, because He existed before me.'

Nathaniel said to Him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "While you were still under the fig tree, before Philip called you, I saw you."

The king's officer pleaded with Him, "Sir, come down at once before my child is dead!"

Suppose you were to see the Son of Man going back where He was before?

"Our law does not condemn a man before it hears what he has to say and finds out what he is doing, does it?"

Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born."

So when he gets his sheep all out, he goes on before them, and the sheep come on behind him, because they know his voice.

All who came as such before me are thieves and robbers, but the true sheep would not listen to them.

Now the Jewish Passover was approaching, and many people from the country went up to Jerusalem, to purify themselves before the Passover.

Now six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus lived, whom He had raised from the dead.

Although He had performed so many wonder-works right before their eyes, they did not believe in Him,

Before the Passover feast started, Jesus knew that His time had come for Him to leave the world and go to the Father, and as He had loved His own in the world He loved them to the last.

From now on I will tell you things before they take place, so that when they do take place, you may believe that I am the Christ.

Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me! I most solemnly say to you, before a cock crows, you will three times disown me!"

And now I have told you this before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe in me.

So now, Father, glorify me up there in your presence just as you did before the world existed.

Father, I want to have those whom you have given me right where I am, in order that they may see the glory which you have given me, because you loved me before the creation of the world.

but Peter stood outside before the door. So this other disciple, who was acquainted with the high priest, stepped out and spoke to the woman doorkeeper and brought Peter in.

As soon as Pilate heard that, he was more awe-stricken than before

The sun will turn to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you yourselves betrayed and disowned before Pilate, although he had decided to set Him free.

They had the men stand before them and repeatedly inquired of them, "By what sort of power and authority have you done this?"

you and all the people of Israel must know that it is by the authority of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead -- yes, I repeat it, it is by His authority that this man stands here before you well.

So they brought them and had them stand before the council. And the high priest asked them,