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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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Ephesians 1:12
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ephesians 1:12 · retained source text

That we should be to the praise of his glorie, who first trusted in Christ.

1611 marginal noteOr, hoped.

Ephesians 4:9
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ephesians 4:9 · retained source text

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that hee also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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

volume 1, leaf 764, column 2 (main_dictionary)