a[Luke 24:26; Heb. 2:10]; See ch. 3:18
b[John 12:34]
c1 Cor. 15:20, 23; Col. 1:18; Rev. 1:5
dRom. 1:4
e[Eph. 2:17]
fver. 18; See Luke 2:32
g2 Tim. 2:8; 1 Pet. 1:3
hver. 23; See Acts 26:23
iSee 1 Thess. 2:19
jver. 52; 1 Thess. 4:16; See Luke 14:14
kSee Eph. 1:22, 23
lRev. 3:14
mActs 26:23; 1 Cor. 15:20; Rev. 1:5
nch. 3:14; John 18:37; 1 Tim. 6:13; [ch. 2:13; Ps. 89:37; Isa. 55:4]
oCol. 1:18; [Ps. 89:27; Acts 26:23; 1 Cor. 15:20]
pch. 17:14; 19:16; [Ps. 89:27]
qJohn 13:34; 15:9
r1 Pet. 1:18, 19

Acts 26:23

23 athat the Christ bmust suffer and that, cby being the first dto rise from the dead, ehe would proclaim flight both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 15:20

20But in fact gChrist has been raised from the dead, hthe firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:23

23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then iat his coming jthose who belong to Christ.

Colossians 1:18

18And khe is the head of the body, the church. He is lthe beginning, mthe firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

Revelation of John 1:5

5and from Jesus Christ nthe faithful witness, othe firstborn of the dead, and pthe ruler of kings on earth.

To qhim who loves us and rhas freed us from our sins by his blood
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