8 Bible Verses about Metaphorical Firstfruits

Israel was holiness unto the LORD and the firstfruits of his increase; all that devour him shall be found guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

But now Christ is risen from the dead and become the firstfruits of those that slept.

But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward, those that are Christ's at his coming.

He, of his own will, has begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.

These are those who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These are redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia and that they have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints),

And not only they, but ourselves also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is to say, the redemption of our body.

For if the firstfruit is holy, so shall the rest be; and if the root is holy, so shall be the branches.