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by_o man_n come_v also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a therefore_o all_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o resurrection_n be_v by_o christ_n and_o not_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n verse_n 22._o as_o by_o adam_n all_o dye_n even_o so_o in_o christ_n shall_v all_o be_v make_v alive_a therefore_o since_o we_o die_v by_o adam_n sin_n so_o we_o shall_v live_v by_o christ_n redemption_n of_o we_o that_o be_v after_o the_o resurrection_n again_o verse_n 23._o but_o every_o man_n in_o his_o order_n christ_n the_o first_o fruit_n afterward_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n at_o his_o come_n therefore_o none_o shall_v be_v make_v alive_a till_o the_o come_n of_o christ._n last_o as_o when_o god_n have_v say_v that_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v of_o