The adverb/preposition emprosthen (before / in front of) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)


Matthew

5: 16In the same way, let your light shine before (emprosthen) others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
5: 24leave your gift there before (emprosthen) the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.
6: 1"Beware of practicing your piety before (emprosthen) others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
6: 2"So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before (emprosthen) you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
7: 6"Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before (emprosthen) swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.
10: 32"Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before (emprosthen) others, I also will acknowledge before (emprosthen) my Father in heaven;
10: 33but whoever denies me before (emprosthen) others, I also will deny before (emprosthen) my Father in heaven.
11: 10This is the one about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before (emprosthen) you.'
11: 26yes, Father, for such was the gracious will before (emprosthen) you.
17: 2And he was transfigured before (emprosthen) them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.
18: 14So it is not the will before (emprosthen) your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
23: 13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock the kingdom of heaven before (emprosthen) men. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in, you stop them.
25: 32All the nations will be gathered before (emprosthen) him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
26: 70But he denied it before (emprosthen) all of them, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."
27: 11Now Jesus stood before (emprosthen) the governor; and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."
27: 29and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before (emprosthen) him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mark

2: 12And he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out before (emprosthen) all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"
9: 2Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before (emprosthen) them,

Luke

5: 19but 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 middle of the crowd in front of (emprosthen) Jesus.
7: 27This is the one about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before (emprosthen) you.'
10: 21At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was the gracious will before (emprosthen) you.
12: 8"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before (emprosthen) others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before (emprosthen) the angels of God;
14: 2Just then, in front of (emprosthen) him, there was a man who had edema (dropsy).
19: 4So he ran in front (emprosthen) and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.
19: 27But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them - bring them here and slaughter them before (emprosthen) me.
19: 28After he had said this, he went in front (emprosthen), going up to Jerusalem.
21: 36Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before (emprosthen) the Son of Man."

John

1: 15(John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before (emprosthen) me.'")
1: 30This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before (emprosthen) me.'
3: 28You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent before (emprosthen) him.'
10: 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes before (emprosthen) them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
12: 37Although he had performed so many signs before (emprosthen) them, they did not believe in him.

Acts

10: 4He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?" He answered, "Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before (emprosthen) God.
18: 17Then all of them seized Sosthenes, the official of the synagogue, and beat him in front of (emprosthen) the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of these things.

1 John

3: 19And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before (emprosthen) him