⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.^(A)

²¹ For since death came through a man,^(A) the resurrection of the dead^(B) comes also through a man.

Praise to God for a Living Hope

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!^(A) In his great mercy^(B) he has given us new birth^(C) into a living hope^(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,^(E)