And not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, that is the redemption of our body.

Now if the first-fruit be holy, the lump also; and if the root be holy, the branches also.

and the assembly at their house. Salute Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia for Christ.

(But now Christ is raised from among the dead, first-fruits of those fallen asleep.

But each in his own rank: the first-fruits, Christ; then those that are the Christ's at his coming.

But I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the saints for service,)

According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men as first-fruits to God and to the Lamb:

The earth bears fruit of itself, first the blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

As to every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and as to every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and have set you that ye should go and that ye should bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide, that whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name he may give you.

But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.

But when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.

In the midst of its street, and of the river, on this side and on that side, the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, in each month yielding its fruit; and the leaves of the tree for healing of the nations.

But many first shall be last, and last first.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

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

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

Now when he had risen very early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, 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.

Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

and it exercises all the authority of the first beast before it, and causes the earth and those that dwell in it to do homage to the first beast, whose wound of death was healed.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.

Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.

And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

and others fell upon the good ground, and produced fruit, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

And seeing one fig-tree in the way, he came to it and found on it nothing but leaves only. And he says to it, Let there be never more fruit of thee for ever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up.