and not only they, but even those who have the first fruits of the spirit, even we our selves do inwardly groan for the fruit of our adoption, by the deliverance of our body from corruption.

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

these are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins: these are they who follow the lamb wherever he goes: these were ransom'd from among men, being the first fruits unto God, and to the lamb.

Either allow the tree to be good, and its fruit good; or else say the tree is corrupt, and its fruit corrrupt: for a tree is distinguished by its fruit.

or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.

a good tree cannot produce bad fruit: neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

Certainly a good tree does not produce bad fruit: nor does a bad tree produce good fruit.

every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he takes away: as for the branch that bears fruit, he prunes it clean, to make it more fruitful.

in the midst of the area, surrounded by the river, was the tree of life, which had twelve fruit-seasons, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

'tis true, all correction at first is far from appearing agreeable, yet afterward it produces the agreeable fruits of virtue in those who are exercised thereby.

and when the fruit-season came on, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive the fruits of it.

but many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

thus the last shall be first, and the first last: for though many are invited, few have precedence.

but they that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

Now Jesus being risen early on the first day of the week, he appear'd first to Mary Magdalene, whom he had dispossess'd of seven demons.

then you will see those, who were last, become first: and those who were first, become last.

and what heightens his love, was this, that it was not we who first loved God, but it was he that first loved us, and sent his son to expiate our sins.

he exercised all the power of the first beast by his authority, and caused the earth, and those who dwell therein, to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Afterwards I saw a new heaven, and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were vanished; and there was no more sea .