8 Bible Verses about Metaphorical Firstfruits

Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest. All who ate of it incurred guilt; disaster came upon them, declares the LORD."

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb,

Now I urge you, brothers--you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints--

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.