Romans 11:16

16 aIf the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

1 Corinthians 15:20

20But in fact bChrist has been raised from the dead, cthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 16:15

15Now I urge you, brothers
Or  brothers and sisters; also verse 20
—you know that ethe household
Greek house
of Stephanas were gthe first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves hto the service of the saints
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