and to him Abraham alloted a tenth part of everything. Translated, his name means first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb), “king of righteousness,” then it also means, “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace.”

The hardworking farmer must be the first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) to receive the fruit.

because I remember your sincere faith, which dwelt first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am confident that it is also in you.

But if a certain widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn to show godliness first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) to their own household and to make some return to their parents; for this is pleasing before God.

And they should also be tested first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb); then let them serve if they are found above reproach.

First (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) of all, then, I urge you to make requests, prayers, petitions, and expressions of thanksgiving on behalf of all people

Let no one deceive you in any way; for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,

because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb).

And they did this, not simply as we had hoped, but first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb) they gave themselves to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God.

However, the spiritual did not come first (prōton | πρῶτον | adverb), but the natural, then the spiritual.