firstfruits in English
The offering of first fruits , for example, represents a unique rite of gratitude for the Lord's bounty that finds no parallel in the whole of the Christian Scriptures.
Use "firstfruits" in a sentence
1. Offering the firstfruits (1-11)
2. These must be the firstfruits —our very best.
3. The firstfruits of the barley harvest offered on Nisan 16 foreshadowed Jesus’ resurrection
4. (Revelation 14:1, 4) The expression “firstfruits” refers to a small representative selection.
5. This coincided with the offering of the firstfruits of the barley harvest as prescribed by the Law.
6. “HONOR Jehovah with your valuable things and with the firstfruits of all your produce.”
7. What firstfruits should we offer to Jehovah, and what will be the outcome?
8. 10 The two loaves offered at Pentecost came from the firstfruits of the wheat harvest.
9. Giving the firstfruits of the harvest and the firstborn of the flocks to Jehovah
10. He rose from the grave to “become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20).
11. “Honor Jehovah with your valuable things and with the firstfruits of all your produce,” we are urged.
12. 17 “Honor Jehovah with your valuable things,” notes Proverbs 3:9, “and with the firstfruits of all your produce.”
13. “Honor Jehovah with your valuable things and with the firstfruits of all your produce,” instructs the king.
14. Each individual was not required to start the harvest and bring firstfruits for himself to the sanctuary.
15. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
16. 44 On that day men were appointed over the storehouses+ for the contributions,+ the firstfruits,+ and the tenths.
17. (Leviticus 25:1-12) Tithes were given in addition to the firstfruits offered to God. —Exodus 23:19.
18. God told the Israelites: “You must . . . bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.
19. At the Festival of Weeks (or, Pentecost) in late spring, they offered loaves made from the firstfruits of the wheat harvest.
20. Some of the firstfruits of their “coarse meal as ring-shaped cakes” were to be presented as “a contribution to Jehovah” throughout their generations.
21. And the expression “the firstfruits of all your produce” carries with it the thought of giving the best of our valuable things to Jehovah.
22. The command to offer the firstfruits of the harvest to Jehovah during the Festival of Unfermented Cakes was given to the entire nation.
23. In early spring, during the Festival of Unfermented Cakes, the Israelites presented to God a sheaf of the firstfruits of the barley harvest.
24. But each one in his own proper order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the Christ [his joint rulers] during his presence.
25. 29 On the day of the firstfruits, when you offer a grain offering of new grain to the LORD at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation.
26. A sheaf of the firstfruits from the barley harvest was presented at the temple as an offering to Jehovah during the Festival of Unleavened Bread, in March or April.
27. King James Bible And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
28. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
29. (Exodus 22:29, 30; 23:19) Yet, the Law left it to each individual to determine how much of his firstfruits to give, as long as he gave of the best.
30. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
31. In a letter accompanying his donation, a 15-year-old lad in Papua New Guinea wrote: “When I was little, my father used to tell me, ‘When you start working, you must give the firstfruits to Jehovah.’
32. 5 As soon as the order was issued, the Israelites gave in great quantities the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil,+ and honey, and of all the produce of the field;+ they brought in abundantly the tenth of everything.