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Romans 11:16
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Romans 11:16
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16 And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy—just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.
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Romans 11:16
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Romans 11:16
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16 If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits(A) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
James 1:18
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James 1:18
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18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.[a]
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- 1:18 Greek we became a kind of firstfruit of his creatures.
James 1:18
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James 1:18
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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.
Ezekiel 44:30
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Ezekiel 44:30
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30 The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the Lord will go to the priests. The first batch of dough must also be given to the priests so the Lord will bless your homes.
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Ezekiel 44:30
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Ezekiel 44:30
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30 The best of all the firstfruits(A) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal(B) so that a blessing(C) may rest on your household.(D)
Proverbs 3:9
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Proverbs 3:9
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9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
Proverbs 3:9
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Proverbs 3:9
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9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;
Jeremiah 2:21
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Jeremiah 2:21
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21 But I was the one who planted you,
choosing a vine of the purest stock—the very best.
How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?
Jeremiah 2:21
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Jeremiah 2:21
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Romans 11:17
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Romans 11:17
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17 But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree.
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Romans 11:17
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Romans 11:17
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17 If some of the branches have been broken off,(A) and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others(B) and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,
Numbers 15:17-21
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Numbers 15:17-21
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17 Then the Lord said to Moses, 18 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.
“When you arrive in the land where I am taking you, 19 and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the Lord. 20 Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor. 21 Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the Lord each year from the first of your ground flour.
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Numbers 15:17-21
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Numbers 15:17-21
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17 The Lord said to Moses, 18 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you(A) 19 and you eat the food of the land,(B) present a portion as an offering to the Lord.(C) 20 Present a loaf from the first of your ground meal(D) and present it as an offering from the threshing floor.(E) 21 Throughout the generations to come(F) you are to give this offering to the Lord from the first of your ground meal.(G)
Leviticus 23:10
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Leviticus 23:10
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10 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest.
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Leviticus 23:10
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Leviticus 23:10
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10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you(A) and you reap its harvest,(B) bring to the priest a sheaf(C) of the first grain you harvest.(D)
Deuteronomy 26:10
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Deuteronomy 26:10
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10 And now, O Lord, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the Lord your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.
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Deuteronomy 26:10
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Deuteronomy 26:10
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10 and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me.(A)” Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him.
Deuteronomy 18:4
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Deuteronomy 18:4
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4 You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.
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Deuteronomy 18:4
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Deuteronomy 18:4
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4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(A)
Exodus 23:16
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Exodus 23:16
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16 “Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest,[a] when you bring me the first crops of your harvest.
“Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest[b] at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields.
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- 23:16a Or Festival of Weeks. This was later called the Festival of Pentecost (see Acts 2:1). It is celebrated today as Shavuot (or Shabuoth).
- 23:16b Or Festival of Ingathering. This was later called the Festival of Shelters or Festival of Tabernacles (see Lev 23:33-36). It is celebrated today as Sukkot (or Succoth).
Exodus 23:16
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Exodus 23:16
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16 “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest(A) with the firstfruits(B) of the crops you sow in your field.
“Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering(C) at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field.(D)
Genesis 17:7
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Genesis 17:7
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Genesis 17:7
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Genesis 17:7
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7 I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D)
Revelation 14:4
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Revelation 14:4
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4 They have kept themselves as pure as virgins,[a] following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering[b] to God and to the Lamb.
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Revelation 14:4
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Revelation 14:4
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4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(A) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(B) They were purchased from among mankind(C) and offered as firstfruits(D) to God and the Lamb.
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