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

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

for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

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 for the Lord a people prepared.”

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go 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.

And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,

but finding no 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.

And immediately he rose up before them and picked 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.”

And 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.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

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

for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;

The Pharisee was astonished 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.

Acknowledge Christ Before Men

“And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,

but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,

As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.

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

Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

I will arise and go to my father, and I 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.’

And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’

But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter 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.

Settle it therefore in your minds not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to 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.

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

Jesus Before the Council

When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,

Jesus Before Pilate

Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate.

Jesus Before Herod

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

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

and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.

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

and he took it and ate before them.