But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he sends forth the sickle, because the harvest is ready.

And another angel came out of the temple, and cried with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud: Thrust in your sickle and reap, for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.

And another angel that had power over fire, came out from the altar; and he cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, and said: Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for its grapes are fully ripe.

and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

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

Now when Jesus had risen early on 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 that shall be first, and there arc first that shall be last.

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

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

And every one that has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence; and he causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child;

And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.

And the gospel must first be preached among all the nations.

When the evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the laborers, and, beginning with the last, pay them their hire even to the first.

But when those came who had been hired first, they thought that they would receive more; and they received each one a denarius.

And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him: Where dost thou wish that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

But what think you? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them in like manner.

And very early, on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they came to the sepulcher.

it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excel lent Theophilus,

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died; and, having no child, left his wife to his brother.

This is the first and great commandment.

This enrollment first took place when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

They also love the most honorable places at suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues,

Blind Pharisee! first make clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may be clean.