^23 [a](A)that the ^[b]Christ was ^[c]to suffer, and ^[d]that ^(B)as first of the resurrection from the dead, He was going to proclaim ^(C)light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

²⁰ But now Christ ^(A)has been raised from the dead, the ^(B)first fruits of those who have ^(C)fallen asleep.

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 ^[a]by His blood—