¹⁸ Then those also who have fallen asleep^(A) in Christ are lost.

¹⁴ Greet one another with a kiss of love.^(A)

Peace^(B) to all of you who are in Christ.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord^(A) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,^(B) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

⁵ (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.^(A)