"The first"

1. Gen. 1: 5
     5 And God called the light ^aDay, and the ^bdarkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the ^cfirst ^dday.
2. Gen. 2: 11
     11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which ^acompasseth the whole land of ^bHavilah, where there is gold;
3. Gen. 8: 5, 13
     5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
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     13 ¶ And it came to pass in the ^asix hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
4. Gen. 13: 4
     4 Unto the place of the ^aaltar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram ^bcalled on the name of the Lord.
5. Gen. 25: 25
     25 And the first came out red, all over like an ^ahairy garment; and they called his name ^bEsau.
6. Gen. 26: 1
     1 And there was a ^afamine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto ^bAbimelech king of the ^cPhilistines unto Gerar.
7. Gen. 28: 19
     19 And he called the name of that place ^aBeth-el: but the name of that city was called ^bLuz at the first.
8. Gen. 41: 20
     20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
9. Gen. 43: 18, 20
     18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
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     20 And said, O ^asir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy ^bfood:
10. Ex. 4: 8
      8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter ^asign.
11. Ex. 12: 2, 5, 15-16, 18
      2 This ^amonth shall be unto you the ^bbeginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
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      5 Your ^alamb shall be without blemish, a male ^bof the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
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      15 Seven days shall ye eat ^aunleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be ^bcut off from Israel.
      16 And in the first day there shall be an holy ^aconvocation, and in the ^bseventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
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      18 ¶ In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
12. Ex. 22: 29
      29 ¶ Thou shalt not delay to offer the ^afirst of thy ripe fruits, and of thy ^bliquors: the ^cfirstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
13. Ex. 23: 19
      19 The first of the ^afirstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not ^bseethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
14. Ex. 28: 17
      17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
15. Ex. 29: 38
      38 ¶ Now this is that which thou shalt ^aoffer upon the altar; two lambs ^bof the first year ^cday by day continually.
16. Ex. 34: 1, 4, 26
      1 ^aAnd the Lord said unto Moses, ^bHew thee two ^ctables of stone like unto the first: and I will ^dwrite upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou ^ebrakest.
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      4 ¶ And he hewed two ^atables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
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      26 The first of the ^afirstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not ^bseethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
17. Ex. 39: 10
      10 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a ^asardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
18. Ex. 40: 2, 17
      2 On the first day of the first ^amonth shalt thou set up the ^btabernacle of the tent of the ^ccongregation.
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      17 ¶ And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was ^areared up.
19. Lev. 4: 21
      21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation.
20. Lev. 9: 3, 15
      3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the ^agoats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;
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      15 ¶ And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin ^aoffering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.
21. Lev. 12: 6
      6 And when the days of her ^apurifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
22. Lev. 14: 10
      10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and ^aone ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
23. Lev. 23: 5, 7, 12, 18-19, 24, 35, 39-40
      5 In the ^afourteenth day of the first month ^bat even is the Lord’s ^cpassover.
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      7 In the first day ye shall have an holy ^aconvocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
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      12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he ^alamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.
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      18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven ^alambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord.
      19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings.
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      24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of ^ablowing of ^btrumpets, an holy ^cconvocation.
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      35 On the first day shall be an holy ^aconvocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
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      39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
      40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
24. Num. 1: 1, 18
      1 And the Lord ^aspake unto Moses in the ^bwilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the ^csecond year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
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      18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their ^apedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
25. Num. 6: 12, 14
      12 And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
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      14 And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace ^aofferings,
26. Num. 7: 12, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 51, 53, 57, 59, 63, 65, 69, 71, 75, 77, 81, 83, 87-88
      12 ¶ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:
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      15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      17 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
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      21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      23 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
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      27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      29 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
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      33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      35 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.
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      39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      41 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
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      45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      47 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
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      51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.
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      57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
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      63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      65 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
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      69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      71 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
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      75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.
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      81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
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      83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.
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      87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve.
      88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
27. Num. 9: 1, 5
      1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the ^asecond year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
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      5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
28. Num. 10: 14
      14 ¶ In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of ^aJudah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
29. Num. 15: 20-21, 27
      20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your ^adough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye ^bheave it.
      21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering in your generations.
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      27 ¶ And if any soul sin through ^aignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.
30. Num. 20: 1
      1 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in ^aKadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
31. Num. 24: 20
      20 ¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, ^aAmalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
32. Num. 28: 3, 9, 11, 16, 18-19, 27
      3 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the ^aoffering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs ^bof the first year without ^cspot day by day, for a continual ^dburnt offering.
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      9 ¶ And on the ^asabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
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      11 ¶ And in the ^abeginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;
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      16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the ^apassover of the Lord.
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      18 In the first day shall be ^aan holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:
      19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the Lord; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:
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      27 But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
33. Num. 29: 1-2, 8, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 36
      1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy ^aconvocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the ^btrumpets unto you.
      2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
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      8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the Lord for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
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      13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
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      17 ¶ And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without ^aspot:
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      20 ¶ And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;
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      23 ¶ And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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      26 ¶ And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:
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      29 ¶ And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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      32 ¶ And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
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      36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
34. Num. 33: 3, 38
      3 And they departed from ^aRameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out ^bwith an ^chigh hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
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      38 And ^aAaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord, and died there, in the ^bfortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.
35. Deut. 1: 3
      3 And it came to pass in the ^afortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment unto them;
36. Deut. 9: 18, 25
      18 And I ^afell down before the Lord, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing ^bwickedly in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to ^canger.
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      25 Thus I fell down before the Lord forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the Lord had said he would destroy you.
37. Deut. 10: 1-4, 10
      1 At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two ^atables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ^bark of wood.
      2 And I will ^awrite on the tables the words that were in the first tables ^bwhich thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
      3 And I made an ark of ^ashittim wood, and hewed two ^btables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.
      4 And he ^awrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the Lord spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the Lord gave them unto me.
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      10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee.
38. Deut. 11: 14
      14 That I will give you the ^arain of your land in his due season, the ^bfirst rain and the ^clatter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy ^dcorn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
39. Deut. 16: 4
      4 And there shall be no ^aleavened bread seen with thee in all thy ^bcoast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, ^cremain all night until the morning.
40. Deut. 18: 4
      4 The ^afirstfruit also of thy ^bcorn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
41. Deut. 26: 2
      2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the ^afruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the ^bplace which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.
42. Deut. 33: 21
      21 And he provided the ^afirst part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came ^bwith the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.
43. Josh. 4: 19
      19 ¶ And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in ^aGilgal, in the east border of Jericho.
44. Josh. 8: 5-6
      5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
      6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
45. Josh. 21: 10
      10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
46. Judg. 1: 1
      1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
47. Judg. 18: 29
      29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
48. Judg. 20: 22, 32, 39
      22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.
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      32 And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.
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      39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
49. 1 Sam. 14: 35
      35 And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord.
50. 2 Sam. 17: 9
      9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
     
51. 2 Sam. 19: 20
      20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
52. 2 Sam. 21: 9
      9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
53. 2 Sam. 23: 19, 23
      19 Was he not most ^ahonourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
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      23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
54. 1 Kgs. 20: 9
      9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
55. 1 Chr. 9: 2
      2 ¶ Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the ^aNethinims.
56. 1 Chr. 11: 6, 21, 25
      6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
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      21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
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      25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.
57. 1 Chr. 12: 9, 15
      9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
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      15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
58. 1 Chr. 15: 13
      13 For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a ^abreach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due ^border.
59. 1 Chr. 23: 19-20
      19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
      20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
60. 1 Chr. 24: 7, 21, 23
      7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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      21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
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      23 And the sons of ^aHebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
61. 1 Chr. 25: 9
      9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
62. 1 Chr. 27: 2-3
      2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
      3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
63. 1 Chr. 29: 29
      29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of ^aNathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the ^bseer,
64. 2 Chr. 3: 3
      3 ¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the ^ahouse of God. The length by cubits after the ^bfirst measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
65. 2 Chr. 17: 3
      3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
66. 2 Chr. 29: 3, 17
      3 ¶ He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
          •  •  •
      17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
67. 2 Chr. 35: 1
      1 Moreover Josiah kept a ^apassover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the ^bfourteenth day of the first month.
68. 2 Chr. 36: 22
      22 ¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
69. Ezra 1: 1
      1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of ^aJeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of ^bCyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
70. Ezra 3: 6, 12
      6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.
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      12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ^aancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, ^bwept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
71. Ezra 5: 13
      13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king ^aCyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
72. Ezra 6: 3, 19
      3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the ^ahouse be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
          •  •  •
      19 And the children of the captivity kept the ^apassover upon the ^bfourteenth day of the first month.
73. Ezra 7: 9
      9 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good ^ahand of his God upon him.
74. Ezra 8: 31
      31 ¶ Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
75. Ezra 10: 16-17
      16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
      17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
76. Neh. 7: 5
      5 ¶ And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a ^aregister of the ^bgenealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
77. Neh. 8: 2, 18
      2 And Ezra the priest brought the ^alaw before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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      18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he ^aread in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a ^bsolemn assembly, according unto the manner.
78. Esth. 1: 14
      14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
79. Esth. 3: 7, 12
      7 ¶ In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month ^aAdar.
          •  •  •
      12 Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the ^aname of king Ahasuerus was it written, and ^bsealed with the king’s ring.
80. Job 15: 7
      7 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
81. Job 42: 14
      14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.
82. Isa. 1: 26
      26 And I will ^arestore thy judges as at the first, and thy ^bcounsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The ^ccity of righteousness, the faithful city.
83. Isa. 9: 1
      1 ^aNevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, ^bwhen at the first he lightly afflicted the land of ^cZebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
84. Isa. 41: 4, 27
      4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the ^afirst, and with the last; I am he.
          •  •  •
      27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
85. Isa. 44: 6
      6 Thus saith the Lord the ^aKing of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the ^bfirst, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
86. Isa. 48: 12
      12 ¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
87. Jer. 7: 12
      12 But go ye now unto my place which was in ^aShiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
88. Jer. 25: 1
      1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;
89. Jer. 33: 7, 11
      7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to ^areturn, and will build them, as at the first.
          •  •  •
      11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.
90. Jer. 36: 28
      28 Take thee again another roll, and ^awrite in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
91. Jer. 52: 31
      31 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of ^aJehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
92. Ezek. 10: 14
      14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a ^acherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
93. Ezek. 26: 1
      1 And it came to pass in the eleventh ^ayear, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
94. Ezek. 29: 17
      17 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
95. Ezek. 30: 20
      20 ¶ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
96. Ezek. 31: 1
      1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
97. Ezek. 32: 1
      1 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
98. Ezek. 40: 21
      21 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
99. Ezek. 44: 30
      30 And the first of all the ^afirstfruits of all things, and every ^boblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your ^cdough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
100. Ezek. 45: 18, 21
       18 Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:
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       21 In the first month, in the ^afourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; ^bunleavened bread shall be eaten.
      
101. Ezek. 46: 13
       13 Thou shalt ^adaily prepare a burnt offering unto the Lord of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.
102. Dan. 1: 21
       21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
103. Dan. 7: 1, 4, 8, 24
       1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a ^adream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
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       4 The ^afirst was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
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       8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little ^ahorn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a ^bmouth speaking great things.
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       24 And the ten ^ahorns out of this kingdom are ^bten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
104. Dan. 8: 1, 21
       1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
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       21 And the rough ^agoat is the king of ^bGrecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
105. Dan. 9: 1-2
       1 In the first year of ^aDarius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
       2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish ^aseventy years in the ^bdesolations of Jerusalem.
106. Dan. 10: 4, 12
       4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is ^aHiddekel;
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       12 Then said he unto me, ^aFear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst ^bset thine heart to understand, and to ^cchasten thyself before thy God, thy words were ^dheard, and I am come for thy words.
107. Dan. 11: 1
       1 Also I in the first year of ^aDarius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
108. Joel 2: 23
       23 Be glad then, ye children of ^aZion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the ^brain, the former rain, and the ^clatter rain in the first month.
109. Amos 6: 7
       7 ¶ Therefore now shall they go ^acaptive with the first that go captive, and the ^bbanquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
110. Micah 4: 8
       8 ¶ And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
111. Hag. 1: 1
       1 In ^athe second year of Darius the king, in the sixth ^bmonth, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto ^cZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
112. Zech. 6: 2
       2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
113. Zech. 14: 10
       10 All the land shall be turned as a ^aplain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and ^bit shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her ^cplace, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.
114. Matt. 10: 2
       2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
115. Matt. 12: 45
       45 Then goeth ^ahe, and taketh with himself seven other ^bspirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last ^cstate of that man is ^dworse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
116. Matt. 20: 8, 10, 16
       8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the ^alabourers, and give them their ^bhire, beginning from the last unto the first.
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       10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
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       16 So the ^alast shall be first, and the first last: for many be ^bcalled, but few chosen.
117. Matt. 21: 28, 31, 36
       28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go ^awork to day in my vineyard.
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       31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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       36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
118. Matt. 22: 25, 38
       25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
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       38 This is the first and great ^acommandment.
119. Matt. 26: 17
       17 ¶ Now the first day of the feast of ^aunleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the ^bpassover?
120. Matt. 27: 64
       64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last ^aerror shall be worse than the first.
121. Matt. 28: 1
       1 ^aIn the end of the ^bsabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
122. Mark 7: 27
       27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the ^achildren first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the ^bdogs.
123. Mark 10: 31
       31 ^aBut many that are ^bfirst shall be last; and the last first.
124. Mark 12: 20, 28-30
       20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
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       28 ¶ And one of the ^ascribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
       29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, ^aHear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
       30 And thou shalt ^alove the Lord thy God with all thy ^bheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy ^cstrength: this is the first commandment.
125. Mark 14: 12
       12 ¶ And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the ^apassover?
126. Mark 16: 2, 9
       2 And very early in the morning the ^afirst day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the ^brising of the sun.
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       9 ¶ Now when Jesus was ^arisen early the first day of the week, he ^bappeared first to ^cMary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
127. Luke 1: 3
       3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent ^aTheophilus,
128. Luke 6: 1
       1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
129. Luke 11: 26
       26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
130. Luke 14: 18
       18 And they all with one consent began to make ^aexcuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
131. Luke 16: 5
       5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
132. Luke 19: 16
       16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
133. Luke 20: 29
       29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
134. Luke 24: 1
       1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the ^asepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
135. John 12: 16
       16 These things ^aunderstood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
136. John 19: 32, 39
       32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
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       39 And there came also ^aNicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of ^bmyrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
137. John 20: 1, 19
       1 The ^afirst day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet ^bdark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the ^cstone taken away from the ^dsepulchre.
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       19 ¶ Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were ^aassembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and ^bstood in the midst, and saith unto them, ^cPeace be unto you.
138. Acts 12: 10
       10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
139. Acts 15: 14
       14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the ^aGentiles, to take out of them a people for his ^bname.
140. Acts 20: 7, 18
       7 And upon the ^afirst ^bday of the week, when the disciples came ^ctogether to ^dbreak ^ebread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
           •  •  •
       18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
141. Acts 26: 4, 23
       4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
           •  •  •
       23 That Christ should ^asuffer, and that he should be the first that should ^brise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
142. Rom. 1: 16
       16 For I am not ^aashamed of the ^bgospel of Christ: for it is the ^cpower of God unto ^dsalvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
143. Rom. 2: 9-10
       9 ^aTribulation and ^banguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the ^cGentile;
       10 But glory, honour, and ^apeace, to every man that ^bworketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the ^cGentile:
144. 1 Cor. 12: 28
       28 And God hath set some in the church, first ^aapostles, secondarily ^bprophets, thirdly ^cteachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, ^dgovernments, diversities of tongues.
145. 1 Cor. 14: 30
       30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
146. 1 Cor. 15: 45, 47
       45 And so it is written, The ^afirst man ^bAdam was made a living soul; the last ^cAdam was made a ^dquickening spirit.
           •  •  •
       47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
147. 1 Cor. 16: 2
       2 Upon the ^afirst day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath ^bprospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
148. Gal. 4: 13
       13 Ye know how through ^ainfirmity of the ^bflesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.
149. Eph. 6: 2
       2 ^aHonour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
150. Philip. 1: 5
       5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
      
151. Titus 3: 10
       10 A man that is an ^aheretick after the first and second ^badmonition reject;
152. Heb. 2: 3
       3 How shall we ^aescape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
153. Heb. 5: 12
       12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of ^amilk, and not of strong meat.
154. Heb. 8: 13
       13 In that he saith, A ^anew covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth ^bold is ready to ^cvanish away.
155. Heb. 9: 1-2, 6, 8, 15, 18
       1 Then verily the first ^acovenant had also ^bordinances of divine ^cservice, and a worldly sanctuary.
       2 For there was a ^atabernacle made; the first, wherein was the ^bcandlestick, and the ^ctable, and the ^dshewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
           •  •  •
       6 Now when these things were thus ^aordained, the ^bpriests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
           •  •  •
       8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
           •  •  •
       15 And for this cause he is the ^amediator of the ^bnew ^ctestament, that by means of ^ddeath, for the redemption of the ^etransgressions that were under the first ^ftestament, they which are called might receive the ^gpromise of eternal ^hinheritance.
           •  •  •
       18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.
156. Heb. 10: 9
       9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
157. Rev. 1: 5, 11, 17
       5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the ^afirst begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and ^bwashed us from our sins in his own ^cblood,
           •  •  •
       11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the ^afirst and the last: and, What thou seest, ^bwrite in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto ^cThyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto ^dLaodicea.
           •  •  •
       17 And when I ^asaw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
158. Rev. 2: 5, 8, 19
       5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy ^acandlestick out of his place, except thou ^brepent.
           •  •  •
       8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
           •  •  •
       19 I know thy works, and charity, and ^aservice, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
159. Rev. 4: 1, 7
       1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will ^ashew thee things which must be hereafter.
           •  •  •
       7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
160. Rev. 8: 7
       7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and ^afire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
161. Rev. 13: 12
       12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
162. Rev. 16: 2
       2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a ^anoisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
163. Rev. 20: 5-6
       5 But the rest of the ^adead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
       6 ^aBlessed and holy is he that hath part in the ^bfirst ^cresurrection: on such the ^dsecond death hath no power, but they shall be ^epriests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
164. Rev. 21: 1, 19
       1 And I saw a ^anew ^bheaven and a new ^cearth: for the first heaven and the first ^dearth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
           •  •  •
       19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
165. Rev. 22: 13
       13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the ^afirst and the last.
166. 1 Ne. 1: 4, 11
       4 For it came to pass in the commencement of the ^afirst year of the reign of ^bZedekiah, king of Judah, (my father, Lehi, having dwelt at ^cJerusalem in all his days); and in that same year there came many ^dprophets, prophesying unto the people that they must ^erepent, or the great city ^fJerusalem must be destroyed.
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       11 And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and ^astood before my father, and gave unto him a ^bbook, and bade him that he should read.
167. 1 Ne. 13: 40, 42
       40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These ^alast records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall ^bestablish the truth of the ^cfirst, which are of the ^dtwelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the ^eSavior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.
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       42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the ^aJews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the ^blast shall be first, and the ^cfirst shall be last.
168. 1 Ne. 19: 2
       2 And I knew not at the time when I made them that I should be commanded of the Lord to make ^athese plates; wherefore, the record of my father, and the genealogy of his fathers, and the more part of all our proceedings in the wilderness are engraven upon those first plates of which I have spoken; wherefore, the things which transpired before I made ^bthese plates are, of a truth, more particularly made mention upon the first plates.
169. 1 Ne. 20: 12
       12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called, for I am he; I am the ^afirst, and I am also the last.
170. 1 Ne. 21: 20
       20 The children whom thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the first, shall ^aagain in thine ears say: The place is too strait for me; give place to me that I may dwell.
171. 2 Ne. 2: 8
       8 Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, ^asave it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who ^blayeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the ^cresurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.
172. 2 Ne. 9: 7
       7 Wherefore, it must needs be an ^ainfinite ^batonement—save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the ^cfirst judgment which came upon man must needs have ^dremained to an endless duration. And if so, this flesh must have laid down to rot and to crumble to its mother earth, to rise no more.
173. 2 Ne. 32: 9
       9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must ^apray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall ^bpray unto the Father in the ^cname of Christ, that he will ^dconsecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the ^ewelfare of thy soul.
174. Jacob 5: 20, 23, 39, 60, 63
       20 And it came to pass that they went forth whither the master had hid the natural branches of the tree, and he said unto the servant: Behold these; and he beheld the ^afirst that it had ^bbrought forth much fruit; and he beheld also that it was good. And he said unto the servant: Take of the fruit thereof, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self; for behold, said he, this long time have I nourished it, and it hath brought forth much fruit.
           •  •  •
       23 And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also; and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first. But, behold the tree. I have nourished it this long time, and it hath brought forth much fruit; therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season, that I may preserve it unto mine own self.
           •  •  •
       39 And it came to pass that they went down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard. And it came to pass that they beheld that the fruit of the natural branches had become corrupt also; yea, the ^afirst and the second and also the last; and they had all become corrupt.
           •  •  •
       60 And because that I have preserved the natural branches and the roots thereof, and that I have grafted in the natural branches again into their mother tree, and have preserved the roots of their mother tree, that, perhaps, the trees of my vineyard may bring forth again good ^afruit; and that I may have joy again in the fruit of my vineyard, and, perhaps, that I may rejoice exceedingly that I have preserved the roots and the branches of the first fruit—
           •  •  •
       63 Graft in the branches; begin at the ^alast that they may be first, and that the first may be ^blast, and dig about the trees, both old and young, the first and the last; and the last and the first, that all may be nourished once again for the last time.
175. Mosiah 2: 23
       23 And now, in the first place, he hath created you, and granted unto you your lives, for which ye are indebted unto him.
176. Mosiah 15: 22, 24, 26
       22 And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those that have believed in their words, or all those that have kept the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection.
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       24 And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance, not having ^asalvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord.
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       26 But behold, and ^afear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that ^brebel against him and ^cdie in their sins; yea, even all those that have perished in their sins ever since the world began, that have wilfully rebelled against God, that have known the commandments of God, and would not keep them; ^dthese are they that have ^eno part in the first ^fresurrection.
177. Mosiah 18: 9, 12, 15
       9 Yea, and are ^awilling to mourn with those that ^bmourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as ^cwitnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the ^dfirst resurrection, that ye may have eternal life—
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       12 And now it came to pass that Alma took Helam, he being one of the first, and went and stood forth in the water, and cried, saying: O Lord, pour out thy Spirit upon thy servant, that he may do this work with holiness of heart.
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       15 And again, Alma took another, and went forth a second time into the water, and baptized him according to the first, only he did not bury ^ahimself again in the water.
178. Mosiah 29: 42, 44
       42 And it came to pass that Alma was appointed to be the first ^achief judge, he being also the ^bhigh priest, his father having conferred the office upon him, and having given him the charge concerning all the affairs of the church.
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       44 And thus *commenced the ^areign of the judges throughout all the land of Zarahemla, among all the people who were called the Nephites; and Alma was the first and chief judge.
179. Alma 1: 1-2, 12
       1 Now it came to pass that in the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, from this time forward, king Mosiah having ^agone the way of all the earth, having warred a good warfare, walking uprightly before God, leaving none to reign in his stead; nevertheless he had established ^blaws, and they were acknowledged by the people; therefore they were obliged to abide by the ^claws which he had made.
       2 And it came to pass that in the first year of the reign of Alma in the judgment-seat, there was a ^aman brought before him to be judged, a man who was large, and was noted for his much strength.
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       12 But Alma said unto him: Behold, this is the first time that ^apriestcraft has been introduced among this people. And behold, thou art not only guilty of priestcraft, but hast endeavored to enforce it by the sword; and were ^bpriestcraft to be enforced among this people it would prove their entire destruction.
180. Alma 3: 20
       20 Now it came to pass that not many days after the battle which was fought in the land of Zarahemla, by the Lamanites and the Amlicites, that there was another army of the Lamanites came in upon the people of Nephi, in the ^asame place where the first army met the Amlicites.
181. Alma 5: 1
       1 Now it came to pass that *Alma began to ^adeliver the word of ^bGod unto the people, first in the land of Zarahemla, and from thence throughout all the land.
182. Alma 7: 1
       1 Behold my beloved brethren, seeing that I have been permitted to come unto you, therefore I attempt to address you in my language; yea, by my ^aown mouth, seeing that it is the first time that I have spoken unto you by the words of my mouth, I having been wholly confined to the ^bjudgment-seat, having had much business that I could not come unto you.
183. Alma 11: 39, 45
       39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very ^aEternal Father of heaven and of earth, and ^ball things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last;
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       45 Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the ^adeath of the mortal body, and also concerning the ^bresurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is ^craised to an ^dimmortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can ^edie no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming ^fspiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption.
184. Alma 12: 31, 36
       31 Wherefore, he gave ^acommandments unto men, they having first transgressed the ^bfirst commandments as to things which were temporal, and becoming as Gods, ^cknowing good from evil, placing themselves in a state to ^dact, or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures, whether to do evil or to do good—
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       36 And now, my brethren, behold I say unto you, that if ye will harden your hearts ye shall not enter into the rest of the Lord; therefore your iniquity ^aprovoketh him that he sendeth down his ^bwrath upon you as in the ^cfirst provocation, yea, according to his word in the last provocation as well as the first, to the everlasting ^ddestruction of your souls; therefore, according to his word, unto the last death, as well as the first.
185. Alma 13: 3, 5
       3 And this is the manner after which they were ordained—being ^acalled and ^bprepared from the ^cfoundation of the world according to the ^dforeknowledge of God, on account of their exceeding faith and good works; in the first place being left to ^echoose good or evil; therefore they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great ^ffaith, are ^gcalled with a holy calling, yea, with that holy calling which was prepared with, and according to, a preparatory redemption for such.
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       5 Or in fine, in the first place they were on the ^asame standing with their brethren; thus this holy calling being prepared from the foundation of the world for such as would not harden their hearts, being in and through the atonement of the Only Begotten Son, who was prepared—
186. Alma 17: 2, 6
       2 Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma at the time the angel ^afirst appeared unto him; therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren; and what added more to his joy, they were still his brethren in the Lord; yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had ^bsearched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.
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       6 Now these were their journeyings: Having ^ataken leave of their father, Mosiah, in the ^bfirst year of the judges; having ^crefused the kingdom which their father was desirous to confer upon them, and also this was the minds of the people;
187. Alma 21: 15
       15 And they went forth again to declare the word, and thus they were delivered for the first time out of prison; and thus they had suffered.
188. Alma 25: 11
       11 And now Abinadi was the first that suffered ^adeath by fire because of his belief in God; now this is what he meant, that many should suffer death by fire, according as he had suffered.
189. Alma 28: 10
       10 And from the ^afirst year to the fifteenth has brought to pass the destruction of many thousand lives; yea, it has brought to pass an awful scene of bloodshed.
190. Alma 32: 22
       22 And now, behold, I say unto you, and I would that ye should remember, that God is ^amerciful unto all who believe on his name; therefore he desireth, in the first place, that ye should believe, yea, even on his word.
191. Alma 43: 46
       46 And they were doing that which they felt was the ^aduty which they owed to their God; for the Lord had said unto them, and also unto their fathers, that: ^bInasmuch as ye are not guilty of the ^cfirst offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
192. Alma 47: 24
       24 And it came to pass that when he had raised the first from the ground, behold he stabbed the king to the heart; and he fell to the earth.
193. Alma 52: 1
       1 And now, it came to pass in the *twenty and sixth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, behold, when the Lamanites awoke on the first morning of the first month, behold, they found Amalickiah was dead in his own tent; and they also saw that Teancum was ^aready to give them battle on that day.
194. Alma 56: 1
       1 And now it came to pass in the *commencement of the thirtieth year of the reign of the judges, on the second day in the first month, ^aMoroni received an ^bepistle from Helaman, stating the affairs of the people in ^cthat quarter of the land.
195. Alma 63: 7
       7 And in the thirty and eighth year, this man built ^aother ships. And the first ship did also return, and many more people did enter into it; and they also took much provisions, and set out again to the land northward.
196. Hel. 14: 16
       16 Yea, behold, this death bringeth to pass the ^aresurrection, and ^bredeemeth all mankind from the first death—that spiritual death; for all mankind, by the ^cfall of Adam being ^dcut off from the presence of the Lord, are considered as ^edead, both as to things temporal and to things spiritual.
197. 3 Ne. 5: 12
       12 And behold, I am called ^aMormon, being called after the ^bland of Mormon, the land in which Alma did establish the church among the people, yea, the first church which was established among them after their transgression.
198. 3 Ne. 8: 5
       5 And it came to pass in the ^a*thirty and fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great ^bstorm, such an one as never had been known in all the land.
199. 4 Ne. 1: 18
       18 And how blessed were they! For the Lord did bless them in all their doings; yea, even they were blessed and prospered until an *hundred and ten years had passed away; and the first generation from Christ had passed away, and there was no contention in all the land.
200. Morm. 7: 10
       10 And ye will also know that ye are a ^aremnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant; and if it so be that ye believe in Christ, and are baptized, first ^bwith water, then with fire and with the Holy Ghost, following the ^cexample of our Savior, according to that which he hath commanded us, it shall be well with you in the day of judgment. Amen.
      
201. Ether 1: 3
       3 And as I suppose that the ^afirst part of this record, which speaks concerning the creation of the world, and also of Adam, and an account from that time even to the great ^btower, and whatsoever things transpired among the children of men until that time, is had among the Jews—
202. Ether 13: 18
       18 Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those ^asecret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom.
203. Ether 14: 11
       11 And it came to pass that in the first year of Lib, Coriantumr came up unto the land of Moron, and gave battle unto Lib.
204. Moro. 8: 25
       25 And the first fruits of ^arepentance is ^bbaptism; and baptism cometh by faith unto the fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the commandments bringeth ^cremission of sins;
205. D&C 5: 4
       4 And you have a gift to ^atranslate the plates; and this is the first gift that I bestowed upon you; and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift until my purpose is fulfilled in this; for I will grant unto you no other gift until it is finished.
206. D&C 20: 2
       2 Which commandments were given to Joseph Smith, Jun., who was ^acalled of God, and ^bordained an ^capostle of Jesus Christ, to be the ^dfirst ^eelder of this church;
207. D&C 21: 11-12
       11 This being an ordinance unto you, that you are an elder under his hand, he being the ^afirst unto you, that you might be an elder unto this church of Christ, bearing my name—
       12 And the first ^apreacher of this church unto the church, and before the world, yea, before the Gentiles; yea, and thus saith the Lord God, lo, lo! to the ^bJews also. Amen.
208. D&C 27: 8
       8 Which John I have sent unto you, my servants, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Oliver Cowdery, to ordain you unto the first ^apriesthood which you have received, that you might be called and ^bordained even as ^cAaron;
209. D&C 29: 30, 41
       30 But remember that all my judgments are not given unto men; and as the words have gone forth out of my mouth even so shall they be fulfilled, that the ^afirst shall be last, and that the last shall be first in all things whatsoever I have created by the word of my power, which is the power of my ^bSpirit.
           •  •  •
       41 Wherefore, I, the Lord God, caused that he should be ^acast out from the Garden of ^bEden, from my presence, because of his transgression, wherein he became ^cspiritually ^ddead, which is the first death, even that same death which is the last ^edeath, which is spiritual, which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say: Depart, ye ^fcursed.
210. D&C 45: 54
       54 And then shall the ^aheathen nations be ^bredeemed, and they that ^cknew no ^dlaw shall have part in the ^efirst ^fresurrection; and it shall be ^gtolerable for them.
211. D&C 53: 6
       6 Behold, these are the first ordinances which you shall receive; and the residue shall be made known in a time to come, according to your labor in my vineyard.
212. D&C 63: 18
       18 Verily I say, that they shall not have part in the ^afirst resurrection.
213. D&C 68: 14-15, 19, 22
       14 There remain hereafter, in the due time of the Lord, other ^abishops to be set apart unto the ^bchurch, to minister even according to the first;
       15 Wherefore they shall be ^ahigh priests who are worthy, and they shall be appointed by the ^bFirst Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood, except they be literal descendants of ^cAaron.
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       19 But, as a ^ahigh priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices he may officiate in the office of ^bbishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power, under the hands of the First Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
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       22 And again, no bishop or high priest who shall be set apart for this ministry shall be tried or ^acondemned for any crime, save it be before the ^bFirst Presidency of the church;
214. D&C 76: 64
       64 These are they who shall have part in the ^afirst resurrection.
215. D&C 77: 7
       7 Q. What are we to understand by the seven ^aseals with which it was sealed?
       A. We are to understand that the first seal contains the things of the ^bfirst thousand years, and the ^csecond also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.
216. D&C 84: 16
       16 And from Enoch to ^aAbel, who was slain by the ^bconspiracy of his brother, who ^creceived the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of his father ^dAdam, who was the first man—
217. D&C 88: 52, 56-57, 59, 70, 74, 85, 98, 108
       52 And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.
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       56 And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.
       57 And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
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       59 Beginning at the first, and so on unto the ^alast, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;
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       70 Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a ^asolemn assembly, even of those who are the first ^blaborers in this last kingdom.
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       74 And I give unto you, who are the first ^alaborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and ^bsanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and ^ccleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you ^dclean;
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       85 That their souls may escape the wrath of God, the ^adesolation of abomination which awaits the wicked, both in this world and in the world to come. Verily, I say unto you, let those who are not the ^bfirst elders continue in the vineyard until the mouth of the Lord shall ^ccall them, for their time is not yet come; their garments are not ^dclean from the blood of this generation.
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       98 They are Christ’s, the ^afirst fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.
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       108 And then shall the first angel again sound his trump in the ears of all living, and ^areveal the secret acts of men, and the mighty works of God in the ^bfirst thousand years.
218. D&C 90: 9
       9 That through your administration they may receive the word, and through their administration the word may go forth unto the ends of the earth, unto the ^aGentiles ^bfirst, and then, behold, and lo, they shall turn unto the Jews.
219. D&C 93: 12, 14
       12 And I, John, saw that he received not of the ^afulness at the first, but received ^bgrace for grace;
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       14 And thus he was called the ^aSon of God, because he received not of the fulness at the first.
220. D&C 94: 3, 14
       3 And let the first lot on the south be consecrated unto me for the building of a house for the presidency, for the work of the presidency, in obtaining revelations; and for the work of the ministry of the ^apresidency, in all things pertaining to the church and kingdom.
           •  •  •
       14 And on the first and second lots on the north shall my servants Reynolds Cahoon and Jared Carter receive their inheritances—
221. D&C 95: 7
       7 And for this cause I gave unto you a commandment that you should call your ^asolemn assembly, that your ^bfastings and your ^cmourning might come up into the ears of the Lord of ^dSabaoth, which is by interpretation, the ^ecreator of the first day, the beginning and the end.
222. D&C 98: 39, 41
       39 And again, verily I say unto you, if after thine ^aenemy has come upon thee the first time, he repent and come unto thee praying thy forgiveness, thou shalt forgive him, and shalt hold it no more as a testimony against thine enemy—
           •  •  •
       41 And if he trespass against thee and repent not the first time, nevertheless thou shalt forgive him.
223. D&C 102: 22, 26-27, 33
       22 But in case no additional light is given, the first decision shall stand, the majority of the council having power to determine the same.
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       26 It shall be the duty of said council to ^atransmit, immediately, a copy of their proceedings, with a full statement of the testimony accompanying their decision, to the high council of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church.
       27 Should the parties or either of them be dissatisfied with the decision of said council, they may appeal to the high council of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church, and have a re-hearing, which case shall there be conducted, according to the former pattern written, as though no such decision had been made.
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       33 Resolved: that the president or presidents of the seat of the First Presidency of the Church shall have power to determine whether any such case, as may be appealed, is justly entitled to a re-hearing, after examining the appeal and the evidences and statements accompanying it.
224. D&C 103: 18
       18 And as your fathers were ^aled at the first, even so shall the redemption of Zion be.
225. D&C 105: 7, 33
       7 I speak not concerning those who are appointed to lead my people, who are the ^afirst elders of my church, for they are not all under this condemnation;
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       33 Verily I say unto you, it is expedient in me that the first elders of my church should receive their ^aendowment from on high in my house, which I have commanded to be built unto my name in the land of Kirtland.
226. D&C 107: 2, 95, 97
       2 Why the first is called the ^aMelchizedek Priesthood is because ^bMelchizedek was such a great high priest.
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       95 And these seven presidents are to choose other seventy besides the first seventy to whom they belong, and are to preside over them;
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       97 And these ^aseventy are to be ^btraveling ministers, unto the Gentiles first and also unto the Jews.
227. D&C 108: 4
       4 Wait patiently until the ^asolemn assembly shall be called of my servants, then you shall be remembered with the ^bfirst of mine elders, and receive right by ordination with the rest of mine elders whom I have chosen.
228. D&C 110: 4
       4 I am the ^afirst and the last; I am he who ^bliveth, I am he who was slain; I am your ^cadvocate with the Father.
229. D&C 112: 20, 30
       20 Whosoever ^areceiveth my word receiveth me, and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth those, the First Presidency, whom I have sent, whom I have made counselors for my name’s sake unto you.
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       30 For unto you, the ^aTwelve, and those, the First Presidency, who are appointed with you to be your ^bcounselors and your leaders, is the ^cpower of this priesthood given, for the last days and for the last time, in the which is the dispensation of the ^dfulness of times.
230. D&C 113: 3
       3 What is the ^arod spoken of in the first verse of the 11th chapter of Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?
231. D&C 117: 13
       13 Therefore, let him contend earnestly for the redemption of the First Presidency of my Church, saith the Lord; and when he falls he shall rise again, for his ^asacrifice shall be more sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord.
232. D&C 120: 1
       1 Verily, thus saith the Lord, the time is now come, that ^ait shall be ^bdisposed of by a council, composed of the First Presidency of my Church, and of the bishop and his council, and by my high council; and by mine own voice unto them, saith the Lord. Even so. Amen.
233. D&C 128: 14
       14 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as are the records on the earth in relation to your dead, which are truly made out, so also are the records in heaven. This, therefore, is the ^asealing and binding power, and, in one sense of the word, the ^bkeys of the kingdom, which consist in the key of ^cknowledge.
234. D&C 132: 19, 26, 61
       19 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man ^amarry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and ^beverlasting covenant, and it is ^csealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of ^dpromise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and the ^ekeys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit ^fthrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths—then shall it be written in the Lamb’s ^gBook of Life, that he shall commit no ^hmurder whereby to shed innocent ⁱblood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their ^jexaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the ^kseeds forever and ever.
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       26 Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man marry a wife according to my word, and they are sealed by the ^aHoly Spirit of promise, according to mine appointment, and he or she shall commit any sin or transgression of the new and everlasting covenant whatever, and all manner of blasphemies, and if they ^bcommit no murder wherein they shed innocent blood, yet they shall come forth in the first resurrection, and enter into their exaltation; but they shall be destroyed in the flesh, and shall be ^cdelivered unto the buffetings of ^dSatan unto the day of ^eredemption, saith the Lord God.
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       61 And again, as pertaining to the law of the priesthood—if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse ^aanother, and the first give her consent, and if he espouse the second, and they are virgins, and have vowed to no other man, then is he justified; he cannot commit adultery for they are given unto him; for he cannot commit adultery with that that belongeth unto him and to no one else.
235. D&C 138: 6, 40
       6 I opened the Bible and read the third and fourth chapters of the first epistle of ^aPeter, and as I read I was greatly ^bimpressed, more than I had ever been before, with the following passages:
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       40 ^aAbel, the first ^bmartyr, was there, and his brother ^cSeth, one of the mighty ones, who was in the express ^dimage of his father, Adam.
236. Moses 1: 34
       34 And the ^afirst man of all men have I called ^bAdam, which is ^cmany.
237. Moses 2: 5
       5 And I, God, called the light Day; and the darkness, I called Night; and this I did by the ^aword of my power, and it was done as I ^bspake; and the evening and the morning were the first ^cday.
238. Moses 3: 7, 11
       7 And I, the Lord God, formed man from the ^adust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the ^bbreath of life; and ^cman became a living ^dsoul, the ^efirst flesh upon the earth, the first man also; nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created and made according to my word.
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       11 And I, the Lord God, called the name of the first Pison, and it compasseth the whole land of ^aHavilah, where I, the Lord God, created much gold;
239. Moses 4: 26
       26 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living; for thus have I, the Lord God, called the first of all women, which are ^amany.
240. Moses 6: 45
       45 And death hath come upon our fathers; nevertheless we know them, and cannot deny, and even the first of all we know, even ^aAdam.
241. Abr. 1: 3, 25-26
       3 It was ^aconferred upon me from the fathers; it came down from the fathers, from the beginning of time, yea, even from the beginning, or before the foundation of the earth, down to the present time, even the right of the ^bfirstborn, or the first man, who is ^cAdam, or first father, through the fathers unto me.
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       25 Now the first ^agovernment of Egypt was established by Pharaoh, the eldest son of Egyptus, the daughter of Ham, and it was after the manner of the government of Ham, which was patriarchal.
       26 Pharaoh, being a righteous man, established his kingdom and judged his people wisely and justly all his days, seeking earnestly to imitate that ^aorder established by the fathers in the first generations, in the days of the first patriarchal reign, even in the reign of Adam, and also of Noah, his father, who blessed him with the ^bblessings of the earth, and with the blessings of wisdom, but cursed him as pertaining to the Priesthood.
242. Abr. 3: 27
       27 And the ^aLord said: Whom shall I ^bsend? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And ^canother answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will ^dsend the first.
243. Abr. 4: 5
       5 And the Gods called the light Day, and the darkness they called Night. And it came to pass that from the evening until morning they called ^anight; and from the morning until the evening they called day; and this was the first, or the beginning, of that which they called day and night.
244. JS-H 1: 14, 36, 49, 72
       14 So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the ^awoods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a ^bbeautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. It was the first time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to ^cpray ^dvocally.
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       36 After telling me these things, he commenced quoting the prophecies of the Old Testament. He first quoted part of the third chapter of ^aMalachi; and he quoted also the fourth or last chapter of the same prophecy, though with a little variation from the way it reads in our Bibles. Instead of quoting the first verse as it reads in our books, he quoted it thus:
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       49 The first thing that I can recollect was a voice speaking unto me, calling me by name. I looked up, and beheld the same messenger standing over my head, surrounded by light as before. He then again related unto me all that he had related to me the previous night, and commanded me to go to my ^afather and tell him of the vision and commandments which I had received.
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       72 The ^amessenger who visited us on this occasion and conferred this Priesthood upon us, said that his name was John, the same that is called ^bJohn the Baptist in the New Testament, and that he acted under the direction of ^cPeter, James and John, who held the keys of the Priesthood of Melchizedek, which Priesthood, he said, would in due time be conferred on us, and that I should be called the first ^dElder of the Church, and he (Oliver Cowdery) the second. It was on the fifteenth day of May, 1829, that we were ordained under the hand of this messenger, and baptized.
245. A of F 1: 4
       4 We believe that the first principles and ^aordinances of the Gospel are: first, ^bFaith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, ^cRepentance; third, ^dBaptism by ^eimmersion for the ^fremission of sins; fourth, Laying on of ^ghands for the ^hgift of the Holy Ghost.

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