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first

Concordance for “first”

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430 occurrences401 verses50 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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2 Corinthians 8:5
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 8:5 · retained source text

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gaue their owne selues to the Lord, and vnto vs, by the will of God.

2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 8:12 · retained source text

For if there bee first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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Historical definitions

Before anything else in time, proceeding, place, or progression.

volume 1, leaf 764, column 2 (main_dictionary)