'First' in the Bible

In this confidence I intended at first to come to you, so that you might twice receive a blessing;

and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.

For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not reach to you, for we were the first to come even as far as you in the gospel of Christ;