18 Bible Verses about Being First

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and entering in they dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, after that, the full corn in the ear.

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not right to take the childrens bread and cast it to the dogs.

And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them, If any man desire to be first, let him be the last of all, and the servant of all.

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them disputing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

And which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and computeth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?

For an angel went down at certain times into the bath, and the water was troubled: and whosoever went in first, after the troubling of the water, was made whole, whatsoever disease he had.

And this they did, not as we hoped; but first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:

That we who first believed in Christ, might be to the praise of his glory.

Let no man deceive you by any means, for that day shall not come, unless the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,

then let them minister, being found blameless.

Remembering the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; I am persuaded in thee also.

Then said he, Lo, I come, to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second: