⁵ and from Jesus Christ, ^(A)the faithful witness, the ^(B)firstborn of the dead, and the ^(C)ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who ^(D)loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—

¹⁸ and the ^(A)living One; and I ^[a](B)was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have ^(C)the keys of death and of Hades.

¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “^(A)All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

²¹ For just as the Father raises the dead and ^(A)gives them life, so ^(B)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

²⁶ For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He ^(A)gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; ²⁷ and He gave Him authority to ^(B)execute judgment, because He is ^[a]the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not be amazed at this; for ^[b](C)a time is coming when ^(D)all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, ²⁹ and will come out: ^(E)those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the bad deeds to a resurrection of judgment.