'Early' in the Bible

Now early in the morning, as Jesus was coming back to the city, He was hungry.

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish and the time of unprecedented trouble].

Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

[Now Jesus, having risen [from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.

And early in the morning all the people would come to Him in the temple to listen to Him.

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body].

And also some of the women among us shocked us. They were at the tomb early in the morning,

Early in the morning He came back into the temple [court], and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began teaching them.

Then the Jews led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium (governor’s palace). Now it was early and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium so that they would not be [ceremonially] unclean, but might [be able to] eat [and participate in the Feast of Unleavened Bread which began after] the Passover [supper].

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw the stone [already] removed from the [groove across the entrance of the] tomb.

And you Philippians know that in the early days of preaching the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;

So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits [expectantly] for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains.