harvest of the earth is ripe." so he that sat on the cloud, stretch'd out his sickle to the earth; and the earth was reaped.

he also having a sharp sickle. and another angel came out from the altar, who presided over the fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, "stretch out thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are full ripe."

but as soon as the fruit is ripe, the sickle is applied, because the harvest is come.

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.

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 .

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.

the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ.

and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.

thus was the first miracle of Jesus wrought at Cana in Galilee, by which he displayed his power; and his disciples believed on him.

(for a messenger went down at certain times into the pool, and agitated the water: the first then that stepped in after this commotion of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had.)

and as they pressed him to answer, he rais'd himself, and said to them, he that is without sin among you, let him be the first that throws a stone at her.

to the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

this passage his disciples did not understand at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, they remembred how they had mounted him, and perceiv'd that those words related to him.

they brought him first to Annas; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest at that time:

accordingly the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him.

The first day of the week early in morning Mary Magdalene, when it was yet dusky, came to the sepulchre, and found the stone was taken away from the sepulchre.

they both set out together: but the other disciple out-ran Peter, and came first to the cave,

then the other disciple, who arriv'd first, went into the cave likewise, and he saw, and believed what Mary had said.

The same day at evening, being the first day of the week, the doors of the house where the disciples were, being shut, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, peace be with you.

it is to you that God first of all sent his son Jesus, having raised him up to bless you, provided you all renounce your iniquities.

where they resided a whole year with that church, and instructed abundance of disciples, and these disciples were the first that were denominated Christians.

when they had pass'd the first and second guard, they came to the iron-gate that leads to the city, which open'd to them of itself: so they went out and pass'd together thro' one street: when all of a sudden the angel quitted Peter. Then coming to himself; now,

agreeable to what is written in the first psalm, "thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee."

but Paul and Barnabas told them boldly, you indeed were the first, to whom the word of God was to be preach'd: but since you reject it, and judge your own selves unworthy of eternal life, be assur'd, we shall make the same offer to the Gentiles:

on the first day of the week we assembled to break bread, when Paul, who was to depart on the morrow, gave them a sermon, which lasted till midnight.