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Concordance for “first”

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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John 18:13
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 18:13 · retained source text

And led him away to Annas first, (for he was father in law to Caiaphas) which was the high Priest that same yeere.

1611 marginal noteAnd Annas sent Christ bound vnto Caiaphas the high Priest, ver. 24.

John 19:32
Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:32 · retained source text

Then came the souldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other, which was crucified with him.

John 19:39
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:39 · retained source text

And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Iesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrhe and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

John 20:1
THE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 20:1 · retained source text

¶ The first day of the weeke, commeth Mary Magdalene earely when it was yet darke, vnto the Sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the Sepulchre.

1611 marginal noteMat. 28.1. mark. 16.1.

John 20:4
So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 20:4 · retained source text

So they ranne both together, and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the Sepulchre.

John 20:8
Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 20:8 · retained source text

Then went in also that other disciple which came first to the Sepulchre, and he saw, and beleeued.

John 20:19
¶ Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
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1611 witness · John 20:19 · retained source text

¶ Then the same day at euening, being the first day of the weeke, when the doores were shut, where the disciples were assembled for feare of the Iewes, came Iesus, and stood in the midst, and saith vnto them, Peace bee vnto you.

1611 marginal noteMarke 16.14.

Acts 3:26
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 3:26 · retained source text

Unto you first, God hauing raised vp his Sonne Iesus, sent him to blesse you, in turning away euery one of you from his iniquities.

Acts 7:12
But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 7:12 · retained source text

But when Iacob heard that there was corne in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

1611 marginal noteGen. 42.1.

Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 11:26 · retained source text

And when he had found him, he brought him vnto Antioch. And it came to passe, that a whole yeere they assembled themselues with the Church, and taught much people, and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

1611 marginal noteOr, in the Church.

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

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