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.

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:)

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.

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.

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.

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

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

So every good tree beareth good fruits; but every bad tree in kind, produceth bad fruits.

A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, neither can a tree bad in kind produce good fruits.

But when the season for fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.

Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:

By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Well then! by their fruits ye shall know them.

They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

Therefore I tell you, That the kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation, producing the fruits thereof.

Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Now he that supplieth seed to the sower, shall also supply bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

filled with fruits of righteousness, which by Jesus Christ are to the glory and praise of God.

And let those who belong to us learn also to be pre-eminent in good works for all necessary calls, that they be not without fruits.

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

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

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.

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.