²⁰ But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.^{[a] 21} For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; ²² for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ. ²³ But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.