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

²³ But each in his own order: Christ ^(A)the first fruits, after that ^(B)those who are Christ’s at ^(C)His coming,

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—