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Concordance for “first”

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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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
The 1611 reading
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
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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.

Luke 1:3
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 Theophilus,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 1:3 · retained source text

It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Luke 2:2
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 2:2 · retained source text

(And this taxing was first made whē Cyrenius was gouernor of Syria)

Luke 6:1
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 6:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went thorow the corne fields: and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, rubbing them in their hands.

1611 marginal noteMarke 12.1.

Luke 6:42
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 6:42 · retained source text

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mee pull out the mote that is in thine eye: when thou thy selfe beholdest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pul out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

Luke 9:59
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 9:59 · retained source text

And he said vnto another, Follow me: But he said, Lord, suffer mee first to goe and bury my father.

1611 marginal noteMat. 8.21

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

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