The Assumption of Mary, Second Reading

15:20	But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep.
15:21	For certainly, death came through a man. And so, the resurrection of the dead came through a man
15:22	And just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be brought to life,
15:23	but each one in his proper order: Christ, as the first-fruits, and next, those who are of Christ, who have believed in his advent.
15:24	Afterwards is the end, when he will have handed over the kingdom to God the Father, when he will have emptied all principality, and authority, and power.
15:25	For it is necessary for him to reign, until he has set all his enemies under his feet.
15:26	Lastly, the enemy called death shall be destroyed. For he has subjected all things under his feet. And although he says,

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