18 Bible Verses about Being First

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

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

for the earth spontaneously produces, first the blade, then the ear, after that the grain of corn in the ear.

Jesus therefore said to her, let the children first be satisfy'd; for it would not be decent to take the children's bread, and throw it to puppys.

then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all.

One of the Scribes, that had heard their dispute, observing the propriety of his answers, propos'd this question to him, which is the principal commandment of all?

but the gospel must first be published among all nations.

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.

for who of you would resolve to build a tower, without taking the trouble first of all to compute the expence, and whether he is able to finish it?

(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 in this they out-did my expectation; such was the divine pleasure, they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then made me an offer to go themselves to Corinth.

that we should celebrate his glory, who were the first that plac'd our hopes in Christ.

don't be led into any mistake, because the previous rebellion does not yet appear, nor the man of sin throw off the disguise, that offspring of perdition:

let them be first examin'd, and if they are without reproach, let them enter upon their office.

especially when I reflect upon the sincerity of your faith, and the attachment your grand-mother Lois first show'd, and then your mother Eunice, examples which I am persuaded you will follow.

he immediately adds, "lo, I come to do thy WILL, O God." he abolishes the first to establish the second: