19 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

And said to him, Every man first puts out his best wine and when all have had enough he puts out what is not so good; but you have kept the good wine till now.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholFirst ActionsProviding WineBad ItemsDrunkenness

But still some of you have no faith. For it was clear to Jesus from the first who they were who had no faith, and who it was who would be false to him.

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeForeknowledge Of ChristSkepticismJudas Betraying ChristNot Believing In JesusChrist Knowing About PeopleWho Is The Doer?Believing In Christa new beginning

But when they went on with their questions, he got up and said to them, Let him among you who is without sin be the first to send a stone at her.

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfShrewdnessAcknowledge, SinUncharitablenessAbusive ParentsThrowing StonesQuestioning ChristFirst OnesInstructions About Stoning

Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

Verse ConceptsBeginning To TeachWho Is Jesus?a new beginning

And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.

Verse ConceptsJohn The Baptist

(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

Verse ConceptsRememberingUnderstandingRemembering ChristNot Understanding SayingsScriptures Fulfilled

I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you.

Verse ConceptsRememberingProphecies Said By JesusReminders Of The GospelPredicting The FutureBeginning To TeachChrist With People On EarthPutting God Firstaccomplishmentsaccomplishment

They took him first to Annas, because Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was the high priest that year.

Verse ConceptsFathers, Responsibilities OfFathers In LawsRivers

So the men of the army came, and the legs of the first were broken and then of the other who was put to death on the cross with Jesus:

Verse ConceptsBones Brokenliberationcrucifixion

And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds.

Verse ConceptsDuring One NightWeights Of Other Thingsweight

Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it.

Verse ConceptsLord's Day, TheSundayStonesThe First Day Of The WeekThe Act Of OpeningOpening PitsJesus TombDarkness Of NightThose Who Rose EarlyPerspective

They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock;

Verse ConceptsCeremoniesOutrunningFirst To Act

Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him.

Verse ConceptsThe Beloved DiscipleEntering TombsThose Who Believed In Christ

Bible Theasaurus

Commencement (24 instances)
Foremost (17 instances)
Initiative (18 instances)
Leading (178 instances)
Maiden (40 instances)
Offset (3 instances)
Outset (2 instances)
Start (93 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain