Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.
(As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),
But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready.
And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.
How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.
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.
But from the first, male and female made he them.
The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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;
And the good news has first to be given to all the nations.
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 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.
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.
Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;
Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.
Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.
Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.
And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.
But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,
He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.
Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.
So the last will be first, and the first last.
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:
And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.
But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.
Now there were among us seven brothers; and the first was married and at his death, having no seed, gave his wife to his brother;
This is the first and greatest rule.
You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,
But all these things are the first of the troubles.
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