ἔμ-προσθεν adv. of place (in cl. also of time), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] 1. adverbially, before, in front: Luk.19:28; εἰς τὸ ἔ., Luk.19:4; opposite to ὄπισθεν, Rev.4:6; opposite to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ., Php.3:13. 2. As prep., before; (a) in front of: Mat.5:24 6:2 7:6 11:10 27:29, Luk.5:19 7:27 14:2, Jhn.3:28 10:4, Rev.19:10 22:8; (b) in the presence of: Mat.27:11, Gal.2:14, 1Th.1:3 2:19 3:9 3:13; ὁμολουεῖν, ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dalman, Words, 210), Mat.10:32, 36 26:70, Luk.12:8; in forensic sense, Mat.25:32 27:11, Luk.21:36, Act.18:17, 2Co.5:10, 1Th.2:19, I Jn 3:19; εὐδοκία (θέλημά) ἐστι ἔ. θεοῦ (a targumic formula; Dalman, Words, 211), Mat.11:26 18:14, Luk.10:21; (with) in the sight of: Mat.5:16 6:1 17:2 23:14, Mrk.2:12 9:2, Luk.19:27, Jhn.12:37, Act.10:4; (d) of rank and dignity (Dem., Plat., al.; LXX, Gen.48:20): Jhn.1:15, 30.† (AS)
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G1715 — ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthen · before · Greek
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Matthew 5:16 · ἔμπροσθενEven so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.Matthew 5:24 · ἔμπροσθενleave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.Matthew 6:1 · ἔμπροσθεν“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.Matthew 6:2 · ἔμπροσθένTherefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.Matthew 7:6 · ἔμπροσθεν“Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.Matthew 10:32 · ἔμπροσθεν · ἔμπροσθενEveryone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.Matthew 10:33 · ἔμπροσθεν · ἔμπροσθενBut whoever denies me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.Matthew 11:10 · ἔμπροσθένFor this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’Matthew 11:26 · ἔμπροσθένYes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.Matthew 17:2 · ἔμπροσθενHe was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.Matthew 18:14 · ἔμπροσθενEven so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.Matthew 23:13 · ἔμπροσθεν“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.Matthew 25:32 · ἔμπροσθενBefore him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.Matthew 26:70 · ἔμπροσθενBut he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”Matthew 27:11 · ἔμπροσθενNow Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “So you say.”Matthew 27:29 · ἔμπροσθενThey braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”Mark 2:12 · ἔμπροσθενHe arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”Mark 9:2 · ἔμπροσθενAfter six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.Luke 5:19 · ἔμπροσθενNot finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.Luke 7:27 · ἔμπροσθένThis is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’Luke 10:21 · ἔμπροσθένIn that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”Luke 12:8 · ἔμπροσθεν · ἔμπροσθεν“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;Luke 14:2 · ἔμπροσθενBehold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.Luke 19:4 · ἔμπροσθενHe ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.Luke 19:27 · ἔμπροσθένBut bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’”Luke 19:28 · ἔμπροσθενHaving said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.Luke 21:36 · ἔμπροσθενTherefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”John 1:15 · ἔμπροσθένJohn testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”John 1:30 · ἔμπροσθένThis is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’John 3:28 · ἔμπροσθενYou yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’John 10:4 · ἔμπροσθενWhenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.John 12:37 · ἔμπροσθενBut though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,Acts 10:4 · ἔμπροσθενHe, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.Acts 18:17 · ἔμπροσθενThen all the Greeks laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.2 Corinthians 5:10 · ἔμπροσθενFor we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.Galatians 2:14 · ἔμπροσθενBut when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?Philippians 3:13 · ἔμπροσθενBrothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,1 Thessalonians 1:3 · ἔμπροσθενremembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.1 Thessalonians 2:19 · ἔμπροσθενFor what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?1 Thessalonians 3:9 · ἔμπροσθενFor what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;1 Thessalonians 3:13 · ἔμπροσθενto the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.1 John 3:19 · ἔμπροσθενAnd by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,Revelation 4:6 · ἔμπροσθενBefore the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.Revelation 19:10 · ἔμπροσθενI fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”Revelation 22:8 · ἔμπροσθενNow I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.