²² But Jesus *said to him, “^(A)Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

⁶⁰ But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and ^(A)proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”

³² But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was ^(A)dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.’”

¹⁵ For if their rejection proves to be the ^(A)reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but ^(B)life from the dead?

Made Alive in Christ

2 And ^[a]you ^[b]were ^(A)dead ^[c]in your offenses and sins,

⁵ even when we were ^(A)dead ^[a]in our wrongdoings, made us alive together ^[b]with Christ (^(B)by grace you have been saved),

¹⁴ For this reason ^[a]it says,

¹³ And ^[a]when you were ^(A)dead ^[b]in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He ^(B)made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings,

⁶ But she who ^(A)indulges herself in luxury is ^(B)dead, even while she lives.