- the firstfruits:
- "Speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ ye be comeª° into¹ the landª which¹ I¹ giveª° unto you, and shall reapª°¹ the harvestª thereof, then ye shall bringª°¹ a sheafª of the firstfruitsª of your harvestª unto¹ the priest:ª" {Lev 23:10} + "Thou shalt not¹ delayª° [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,ª and of thy liquors:ª the firstbornª of thy sonsª shalt thou giveª° unto me." {Exd 22:29} + "And the feastª of harvest,ª the firstfruitsª of thy labours,ª which¹ thou hast sownª° in the field:ª and the feastª of ingathering,ª [which is] in the endª° of the year,ª when thou hast gathered²° in¹¹ thy laboursª out of¹ the field.ª" {Exd 23:16} + "The firstª of the firstfruitsª of thy landª thou shalt bringª° into the houseª of the LORDª thy God.ª Thou shalt not¹ seetheª° a kidª in his mother'sª milk.ª" {Exd 23:19} + "And thou shalt observeª° the feastª of weeks,ª of the firstfruitsª of wheatª harvest,ª and the feastª of ingatheringª at the year'sª end.ª" {Exd 34:22} + "The firstª of the firstfruitsª of thy landª thou shalt bringª° unto the houseª of the LORDª thy God.ª Thou shalt not¹ seetheª° a kidª in his mother'sª milk.ª" {Exd 34:26} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Moses,ª saying,ª°" {Num 15:17} + "Then it shall be,¹ that, when ye eatª° of the breadª¹ of the land,ª ye shall offer upª° an heave offeringª unto the LORD.ª ... Of the firstª¹ of your doughª ye shall giveª° unto the LORDª an heave offeringª in your generations.ª" {Num 15:19-21} + "And it shall be,¹ when¹ thou [art] come inª° unto¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritance,ª and possessestª° it, and dwellestª° therein; ... That thou shalt takeª° of the firstª¹ of all¹ the fruitª of the earth,ª which¹ thou shalt bringª° of thy landª¹ that¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and shalt putª° [it] in a basket,ª and shalt goª° unto¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall chooseª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹" {Deu 26:1-2} + "Honourª°¹ the LORDª with thy substance,ª¹ and with the firstfruitsª¹ of all¹ thine increase:ª ... So shall thy barnsª be filledª° with plenty,ª and thy pressesª shall burst outª° with new wine.ª" {Prv 3:9-10} + "Andª notª onlyª [they], butª ourselves²¹ also,ª which haveª° the¹ firstfruitsª of the¹ Spirit,ª evenª weª ourselves²¹ groanª° withinª ourselves,ª waiting²° for¹ the adoption,ª [to wit], the¹ redemptionª of ourª body.ª" {Rom 8:23} + "Butª nowª is²° Christª risenª° fromª the dead,ª [and] becomeª° the firstfruitsª of them that slept.ª°" {1Co 15:20} + "Of his own willª° begat¹ he²° usª with the wordª of truth,ª that² weª should beª° a kindª of firstfruitsª of his²¹ creatures.ª" {Jms 1:18} + "Theseª are¹ they²° whichª were²° notª defiledª° withª women;ª forª they areª° virgins.ª Theseª are¹ they²° which² followª° the¹ Lambª whithersoeverªª he goeth.ª° Theseª were redeemedª° fromª among men,ª [being] the firstfruitsª unto Godª andª to the¹ Lamb.ª" {Rev 14:4}
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