First the gospel must be preached to all nations.

By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

Then they asked him, “Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

[[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

He said to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and to throw it to the dogs.”

But no one is able to enter a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

He said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?