'First' in the Bible

The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.

The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

But from the first, male and female made he them.

But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.

And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when the Passover lamb is put to death, his disciples said to him, Where are we to go and make ready for you to take the Passover meal?

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

And very early after dawn on the first day of the week, they came at the time of the coming up of the sun to the place where the body had been put.

Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits.