25 Bible Verses about Being First

And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were a hundred and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, according to their armies. These shall first set forth.

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his oracle, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish forever.

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.

And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

He that speaks first in his own cause seems just; until his neighbor comes and examines him.

But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the speck out of your brother's eye.

Either how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself behold not the beam that is in your own eye? you hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye, and then shall you see clearly to pull out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

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

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not right to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

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

And the gospel must first be preached among all nations.

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.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?

For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come the falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

And let these also first be tested; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded in you also.

Then said he, Lo, I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second.