23 that the Christ must suffer and that, by being ^uthe first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim ^vlight both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

20 But in fact Christ has been ^mraised from the dead, ⁿthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

5 and from Jesus Christ the ⁱfaithful witness, ^jthe firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who ^kloves us ^land has freed us from our sins by his blood