But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first.

Thus the last will be first and the first last."

And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues,

Now on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread [i.e., the first day of Passover week], His disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover meal?"

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

And every one that has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;

This is the first and greatest rule.

You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

But all these things are the first of the troubles.

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these [things] will be added to you.

Hypocrite! First remove the beam of wood from your [own] eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye!

And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother,

Or how can someone enter into the house of a strong [man] and steal his property, unless he first ties up the strong [man]? And then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, "First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse." '"

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first son: and called his name Jesus.

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

He said, "Yes." And [when he] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And [when you] open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that [and] give [it] to them for me and you."

And [when] evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.'

And [when] the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.

"Now what do you think? A man had two sons. [He] approached the first [and] said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'

Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;