18 Bible Verses about Being First

But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.

Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw from your brother's.

How can you say to your brother 'Brother, let me take out the straw in your eye,' while you yourself do not see the beam in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw in your brother's.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first."

The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;

"Let the children be satisfied first," answered Jesus. "For it is not fair to take the children's food, and throw it to dogs."

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said: "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all."

Then came up one of the Teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question: "What is the first of all the commandments?"

But the Good News must first be proclaimed to every nation.

After his rising again, early on the first day of the week, Jesus appeared first of all to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

Why, which of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and reckon the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?--

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And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will.

That we should enhance his glory--we who have been the first to rest our hopes on the Christ.

Do not let any one deceive you, whatever he may do. For it will not come until after the Great Apostasy, and the appearing of that Incarnation of Wickedness, that the Lost soul,

They should be tested first, and only appointed to their Office if no objection is raised against them.

now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.

and then there is added-- 'See, I have come to do thy will.' The former sacrifices are set aside to be replaced by the latter.