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19 If we have a hope in Christ only in this life, then we deserve to be pitied more than anyone else.
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If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead. He's the first crop of the harvest of those who have died.
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But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
21 Since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came through one too.
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For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being;
22 In the same way that everyone dies in Adam, so also everyone will be given life in Christ.
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for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
23 Each event will happen in the right order: Christ, the first crop of the harvest, then those who belong to Christ at his coming,
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But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
24 and then the end, when Christ hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he brings every form of rule, every authority and power to an end.
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Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power.
25 It is necessary for him to rule until he puts all enemies under his feet.
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For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26 Death is the last enemy to be brought to an end,
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The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
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