Before

Usually translated “before”, “presence” and “front of”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• before 88
• in the presence 2
• in front of 1
• in presence 1
• in the presence of 1
• in the sight of 1
• on behalf 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Revelation 31
• Luke 20
• Acts 13
• 1 Timothy 6
• Romans 3
• 2 Corinthians 3

15 books in all.

• Face (paneh)
• Before (neged)
• Before (pro)
• Before (qodam)

• 1 Timothy 5:4In contextBut if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
• 1 Timothy 5:20In contextThem that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
• 1 Timothy 5:21In contextI charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
• 1 Timothy 6:12In contextFight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
• 1 Timothy 6:13In contextI give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
• 3 John 1:6In contextWhich have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “before” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.