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Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
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But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.
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For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.
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But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming.
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Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
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For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
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The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
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For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
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Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.