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 travailed, that the one put out his hand, and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, by their hosts. These shall set forth first.

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek, head of the Gentiles; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

And Saul built an altar unto the LORD; the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

The one who is just is first in his cause, his adversary comes and seeks him out.

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

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou be able to see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself dost not behold the beam that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Then he goes, and takes unto 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 brings forth fruit of herself: first the blade, then the ear, after that the full grain in the ear.

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread and to cast it unto the dogs.

Then, sitting down, he called the twelve and said unto them, If anyone desires to be first, the same shall be last of all and servant of all.

And one of the scribes came, having heard their dispute and knowing that he had given a good response unto them, asked him, Which is the principal commandment of all?

And the gospel needs to be preached unto all the Gentiles first.

Now as Jesus rose early the first of the sabbaths, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

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

For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and troubled the water; whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatever disease he had.

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord and then unto us by the will of God.

so that we should be to the praise of his glory, those of us who first trusted in the Christ.

Let no one deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

And let these also first be proved; then let them minister, if they are blameless.

when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will, O God. He took away the first, that he may establish the second.