First

They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

…that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

…but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.

Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.

I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?”

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,

Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.

And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.

We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.

You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.

…in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

…because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—

For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

…and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,

…how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

…and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second.

By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.

A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.

When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

That is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.

The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

We love because He first loved us.

I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latest deeds are greater than your first.

The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.

And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”