'First' in the Bible

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”

These are the names of the 12 apostles:First, Simon, who is called Peter,and Andrew his brother;James the son of Zebedee,and John his brother;

How can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.”

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but store the wheat in my barn.’”

So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

“Yes,” he said.When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the last and ending with the first.’

So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

“So the last will be first, and the first last.”

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

“But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”“The first,” they said.Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

Again, he sent other slaves, more than the first group, and they did the same to them.

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean.

On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare the Passover so You may eat it?”

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb.