25 Bible Verses about Being First

And the first came out red all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out his hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.

And he saw Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek is the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be for destruction.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

And Saul built an altar to Jehovah: this was the first altar he built to Jehovah.

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

But Jesus said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.

And one of the scribes who had come up, and had heard them reasoning together, perceiving that he had answered them well, demanded of him, Which is the first commandment of all?

and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

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

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.

And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because it will not be unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;

And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge against them.

calling to mind the unfeigned faith which has been in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first that he may establish the second;