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Adverb prōton (first) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 5: 24 | leave your gift there before the altar and go; first (prōton) be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. |
| 6: 33 | But strive first (prōton) for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. |
| 7: 5 | You hypocrite, first (prōton) take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye. |
| 8: 21 | Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, first (prōton) let me go and bury my father." |
| 12: 29 | Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his property, without first (prōton) tying up the strong man? Then indeed the house can be plundered. |
| 13: 30 | Let both of them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first (prōton) and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'" |
| 17: 10 | And the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first (prōton)?" |
| 17: 27 | However, so that we do not give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook; take the first (prōton) fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a coin; take that and give it to them for you and me." |
| 23: 26 | You blind Pharisee! First (prōton) clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may become clean. |
Mark
| 3: 27 | But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his property without first (prōton) tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. |
| 4: 28 | The earth produces of itself, first (prōton) the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. |
| 7: 27 | He said to her, "Let the children be fed first (prōton), for it is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." |
| 9: 11 | Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first (prōton)?" |
| 9: 12 | He said to them, "Elijah is indeed coming first (prōton) to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? |
| 13: 10 | And the good news must first (prōton) be proclaimed to all nations. |
| 16: 9 | [[Now after he rose early on the first (prōton) day of the week, he appeared first (prōton) to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. |
Luke
| 6: 42 | Or how can you say to your neighbor, 'Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first (prōton) take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye. |
| 9: 59 | To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first (prōton) let me go and bury my father." |
| 9: 61 | Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first (prōton) say farewell to those at my home." |
| 10: 5 | Whatever house you enter, first (prōton) say, 'Peace to this house!' |
| 11: 38 | The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first (prōton) wash before dinner. |
| 12: 1 | Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered by the thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first (prōton) to his disciples, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. |
| 14: 28 | For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first (prōton) sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? |
| 14: 31 | Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first (prōton) and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? |
| 17: 25 | But first (prōton) he must endure much suffering and be rejected by this generation. |
| 21: 9 | "When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first (prōton), but the end will not follow immediately." |
John
| 1: 41 | He first (prōton) found his brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated Anointed). |
| 2: 10 | and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first (prōton), and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now." |
| 7: 51 | "Our law does not judge people without first (prōton) giving them a hearing to find out what they are doing, does it?" |
| 15: 18 | "If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me before it hated you. |
| 18: 13 | First (prōton) they took him to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. |
Acts
| 3: 26 | When God raised up his servant, he sent him first (prōton) to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways." |
| 7: 12 | But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there on their first (prōton) visit. |
| 13: 46 | Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first (prōton) to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the Gentiles. |
| 15: 14 | Simeon has related how God first (prōton) looked favorably on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. |
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