Then another angel came out of the altar; he had power over fire, and he called in a loud voice to the angel that had the sharp sickle-- 'Take your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches from the Vine of Earth, for its grapes are ripe.'

So those who are last will be first, and the first last."

After his rising again, early on the first day of the week, Jesus appeared first of all to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

there are some who are last now who will then be first, and some who are first now who will then be last!"

But many who are first now will then be last, and the last will be first."

But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.

The first account which I drew up, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught from the very first,

It exercises all the authority of the first Beast under its very eyes; and it makes the earth and all who are living on it worship that first Beast, whose mortal wound was healed.

For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.

And he is the Head of the Church, which is his Body. The First-born from the dead, he is to the Church the Source of its Life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

As for you, let what you were told at the first be always in your thoughts. If, then, what you were told at the first is always in your thoughts, you yourselves will maintain your union both with the Son and with the Father.

Then came up one of the Teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question: "What is the first of all the commandments?"

"The first," answered Jesus, "is--'Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is the one Lord;

But the Good News must first be proclaimed to every nation.

In the evening the owner of the vineyard said to his steward 'Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.

So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two shillings each;

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

On the first day of the Festival of the Unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus: "Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?"

And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, after sunrise.

This is the great first commandment.

Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.