²³ But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits;^(A) then, when he comes,^(B) those who belong to him.^{(C) 24} Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom^(D) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.^{(E) 25} For he must reign^(F) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.^(G)

⁵¹ Listen, I tell you a mystery:^(A) We will not all sleep,^(B) but we will all be changed^(C)— ⁵² in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound,^(D) the dead^(E) will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.