18 Bible Verses about Being First

But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you in addition.

Hypocrite! first pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to pull the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Or, how can you say to your brother: Brother, let me pull out the splinter that is in your eye, when you yourself see not the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite, first pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits, more wicked than himself, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

For the earth, of its own accord, produces fruit, first the blade; then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

But Jesus said to her: Let the children be satisfied first; for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?

And the gospel must first be preached among all the nations.

Now when Jesus had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and stirred the water. Then he who entered first after the motion of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had.

and they did this, not only as we had hoped, but they gave them selves first to the Lord, and then to us, through the will of God;

that we should be for the praise of his glory; even we, who before had hope in the Christ:

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

And let these also be first proved, then let them become deacons, being blameless.

for I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and in your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in you also.

then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will: he takes away the first, that he may establish the second.