And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Christ.

But now is Christ raised from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.

But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

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

Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits to God and to the Lamb.

For if the first fruit is holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

The husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

In the midst of the street of it, and on each side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles:

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them,

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

Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.

Now may he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

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

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after have departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly have departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.

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

Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

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

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them who dwell in it 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 had passed away; and there was no more sea.