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first

Concordance for “first”

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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Showing verses 11–15 of 15 · 17 word occurrences in this result

Mark 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 12:30 · retained source text

And thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy minde, and with all thy strength: This is the first commandement.

Mark 14:12
¶ 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 passover?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 14:12 · retained source text

¶ And the first day of vnleauened bread, when they killed the Passeouer, his disciples said vnto him, Where wilt thou that we goe, and prepare, that thou mayest eate the Passeouer?

1611 marginal noteOr, sacrificed.

1611 marginal noteMat. 26.17.

Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 16:2 · retained source text

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week they came vnto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sunne:

1611 marginal noteLuk. 24.1 ioh. 20.1.

Mark 16:9
¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 16:9 · retained source text

¶ Now when Iesus was risen early, the first day of the weeke, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seuen deuils.

1611 marginal noteIohn 20.14.

1611 marginal noteLuke 8.2.

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

volume 1, leaf 764, column 2 (main_dictionary)