For Adam was formed first and then Eve.

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave –

and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of all.

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude.

The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

We love because he loved us first.

There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.

So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)

After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, came in, and he saw and believed.

that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

But again I ask, didn’t Israel understand? First Moses says, “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”

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

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them!

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life: