First Fruits: Figurative

Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.