Who ever serves as a soldier at his own charges; Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the First fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

but each in his own rank; Christ, the First-fruit; then those who are Christ's at His coming.

Now I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruit of Achaia, and that they appointed themselves for ministry to the saints),