And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Now if the first fruits be holy, so is the mass: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

and the church which is in their house. Salute Epinetus my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Achaia unto Christ.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.

But every one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; afterwards those that are Christ's at his appearing.

Now I exhort you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints:)

Of his own choice he produced us by the word of truth, that we might be a sort of first fruit of his creatures.??19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

These are they who have not defiled themselves with women; for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth: these have been redeemed among men, as first-fruits to God, and to the Lamb.

for the earth, naturally prolific, beareth fruit; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.

Every branch in me that beareth no fruit, he taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he pruneth it clean, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by the fruit.

For there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality; neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce good fruit.

In the midst of the street of it, even on this side, and on that of the river, grew the tree of life, producing twelve crops of fruit, and ripening its fruit in succession every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you that ye should go forth and bear fruit, and that your fruit should be permanent: that so whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he may give it you.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, meek, easily persuadable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and void of dissimulation.

The husbandman who toils is the first who ought to partake of the fruits.

And, behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth, and those who inhabit therein, to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed.

AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but the elect are few.

But many first, will be last; and the last, first.

Now being arisen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Every tree is known by its own peculiar fruit. For men do not gather figs from off thorns, nor do they gather from the bramble a bunch of grapes.

And some fell on good ground, and shooting up, produced fruit an hundred fold. So saying, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And that which fell among thorns, are they having heard, and going away, are choked by the cares, and wealth, and pleasures of life, and bring forth no perfect fruit.

But that on the good ground are they who having heard the word, retain it in a heart excellent and good, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Then he spake this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came, expecting fruit on it, and found none.

Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! for three years have I come, expecting fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground thus useless?

perhaps it may then produce fruit: but if it does not, afterwards thou shalt cut it down.

Now all correction at the moment seemeth not to be cause for joy, but for sorrow; but after a while it produceth peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have thereby been disciplined.

By him therefore let us offer a sacrifice of praise perpetually to God, that is the fruit of our lips confessing his name.

But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for those who are peacemakers.

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, in patient expectation for it, till it receives the former and the latter rain.

And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth shot up its fruit.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat, and sent him away empty.

for I say unto you, that I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God come.

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.