23 Bible Verses about Being First

And the first came forth red, all over, as a mantle of hair, - so they called his name, Esau,

And it came to pass when she was in travail, that one put forth a hand, - so the midwife took and bound upon his hand a crimson thread, saying - This came first!

All they who are num-bered to the camp of Judah. a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts, shall first set forward.

And, when he saw Amalek, he took up, his parable, and said - The beginning of nations, - Amalek, But his latter end is even to perish.

The hand of the witnesses, shall be upon him first to put him to death, and the hand of all the people, afterwards, - so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.

And Saul built an altar unto Yahweh, - the same, was the first altar that he built unto Yahweh.

Righteous is he that is first in his own cause, then cometh his neighbour, and thoroughly searcheth him.

But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness, - and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

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

How canst thou say to thy brother - Brother! let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, - thyself, the beam in thine own eye, not beholding? Hypocrite! cast out, first, the beam out of thine own eye, and, then, shalt thou see clearly, to cast out, the mote that is in the eye of thy brother.

Then, goeth it, and taketh along with itself, other spirits, more wicked than itself - seven, and, entering in, fixeth its dwelling there; and, the last state of that man, becometh, worse than the first.

of itself, the earth beareth fruit, - first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;

And he was saying to her - Suffer, the children, first, to be fed; for it is not seemly to take the bread of the children, and, unto the little dogs, to cast it;

And, taking a seat, he addressed the twelve, and saith unto them - If anyone willeth to be, first, he shall be, least of all, and, minister of all.

And one of the Scribes, coming near, hearing them discussing, seeing that, well, he had answered them, began to question him - Which is the chief commandment of all?

And, unto all the nations, first, must needs be proclaimed, the glad-message.

For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;

And, not merely as we hoped, but, themselves, gave they, first, unto the Lord and unto us through God's will,

That we should be for the praise of his glory - we who had hoped beforehand in the Christ, -

That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because that day will not set in - except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:

A reminder, having received, of the unfeigned faith, that is in thee, - such, as dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, - I am persuaded, moreover, that it dwelleth , in thee also.

Then, hath he said - Lo! I am come! to do, thy will: - he taketh away the first, that, the second, he may establish: