And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

But every man in his right order: Christ the first-fruits; then those who are Christ's at his coming.

Now I make my request to you, my brothers, for you have knowledge that the house of Stephanas is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have made themselves the servants of the saints,

Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

And say a kind word to the church which is in their house. Give my love to my dear Epaenetus, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.

Which is the first-fruit of our heritage, till God gets back that which is his, to the praise of his glory.

And if the first-fruit is holy, so is the mass: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits.

So keep in mind where you were at first, and be changed in heart and do the first works; or I will come to you, and will take away your light from its place, if your hearts are not changed.

And he makes use of all the authority of the first beast before his eyes. And he makes the earth and those who are in it give worship to the first beast, whose death-wound was made well.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea.

And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

So the last will be first, and the first last.

See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--

For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

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.

And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

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.