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- "And thou shalt keepª° the feastª of weeksª unto the LORDª thy Godª with a tributeª of a freewill offeringª of thine hand,ª which¹ thou shalt giveª° [unto the LORD thy God], according as¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath blessedª° thee:" {Deu 16:10} + "The firstfruitª [also] of thy corn,ª of thy wine,ª and of thine oil,ª and the firstª of the fleeceª of thy sheep,ª shalt thou giveª° him." {Deu 18:4} + "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} + "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} + "As for the oblationª of the firstfruits,ª ye shall offerª° them unto the LORD:ª but they shall not¹ be burntª° on¹ the altarª for a sweetª savour.ª" {Lev 2:12} + "And if¹ thou offerª° a meat offeringª of thy firstfruitsª unto the LORD,ª thou shalt offerª°¹ for the meat offeringª of thy firstfruitsª green ears² of corn¹ driedª° by the fire,ª [even] corn beatenª out of full ears.ª" {Lev 2:14} + "All¹ the bestª of the oil,ª and all¹ the bestª of the wine,ª and of the wheat,ª the firstfruitsª of them which¹ they shall offerª° unto the LORD,ª them have I givenª° thee. ... [And] whatsoever¹¹ is first ripeª in the land,ª which¹ they shall bringª° unto the LORD,ª shall be¹ thine; every one¹ that is cleanª in thine houseª shall eatª° [of] it." {Num 18:12-13} + "And there cameª° a manª from Baalshalisha,ª¹ and broughtª° the manª of Godª breadª of the firstfruits,ª twentyª loavesª of barley,ª and full ears of cornª in the huskª thereof. And he said,ª° Giveª° unto the people,ª that they may eat.ª°" {2Kg 4:42} + "And as soon as the commandmentª came abroad,ª° the childrenª of Israelª brought²° in abundanceª° the firstfruitsª of corn,ª wine,ª and oil,ª and honey,ª and of all¹ the increaseª of the field;ª and the titheª of all¹ [things] brought²° they in¹ abundantly.ª" {2Ch 31:5} + "And to bringª°¹ the firstfruitsª of our ground,ª and the firstfruitsª of all¹ fruitª of all¹ trees,ª yearª by year,ª unto the houseª of the LORD:ª ... And [that] we should bringª° the firstfruitsª of our dough,ª and our offerings,ª and the fruitª of all¹ manner of trees,ª of wineª and of oil,ª unto the priests,ª to¹ the chambersª of the houseª of our God;ª and the tithesª of our groundª unto the Levites,ª that the same¹ Levitesª might have the tithesª° in all¹ the citiesª of our tillage.ª" {Neh 10:35-37} + "And at that¹ timeª were some²¹ appointedª° over¹ the chambersª for the treasures,ª for the offerings,ª for the firstfruits,ª and for the tithes,ª to gatherª° into them out of the fieldsª of the citiesª the portionsª of the lawª for the priestsª and Levites:ª for¹ Judahª rejoicedª for¹ the priestsª and for¹ the Levitesª that waited.ª°" {Neh 12:44} + "And for the woodª offering,ª at timesª appointed,ª° and for the firstfruits.ª Rememberª° me, O my God,ª for good.ª" {Neh 13:31} + "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} + "Israelª [was] holinessª unto the LORD,ª [and] the firstfruitsª of his increase:ª all¹ that devourª° him shall offend;ª° evilª shall comeª° upon¹ them, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 2:3} + "For¹ in mine holyª mountain,ª in the mountainª of the heightª of Israel,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª there¹ shall all¹ the houseª of Israel,ª all¹ of them in the land,ª serveª° me: there¹ will I acceptª° them, and there¹ will I requireª°¹ your offerings,ª and the firstfruitsª of your oblations,ª with all¹ your holy things.ª" {Ezk 20:40} + "And the firstª of all¹ the firstfruitsª of all¹ [things], and every¹ oblationª of all,¹ of every¹¹ [sort] of your oblations,ª shall be¹ the priest's:ª ye shall also giveª° unto the priestª the firstª of your dough,ª that he may cause the blessingª to restª° in¹ thine house.ª" {Ezk 44:30} + "And they shall not¹ sellª° of¹ it, neither¹ exchange,ª° nor¹ alienateª°°° the firstfruitsª of the land:ª for¹ [it is] holyª unto the LORD.ª" {Ezk 48:14} + "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} + "Forª ifª the¹ firstfruitª [be] holy,ª the¹ lumpª [is] alsoª [holy]: andª ifª the¹ rootª [be] holy,ª soª [are] the¹ branches.ª" {Rom 11:16} + "Likewiseª [greet] the¹ churchª that is inª their²¹ house.ª Saluteª° myª wellbelovedª Epaenetus,ª whoª isª° the firstfruitsª of Achaiaª untoª Christ.ª" {Rom 16:5} + "Butª nowª is²° Christª risenª° fromª the dead,ª [and] becomeª° the firstfruitsª of them that slept.ª°" {1Co 15:20} + "Butª every manª inª his ownª order:ª Christª the firstfruits;ª afterwardª they¹ that are² Christ'sª atª his²¹ coming.ª" {1Co 15:23} + "Upon² the firstª¹ [day] of the weekª let²° every oneª of youª layª° byª himª in store,ª° asªª [God] hath prospered¹ him,²° that²°¹ there beª° no²¹ gatheringsª² whenª I come.ª°" {1Co 16:2} + "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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