1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
In Context
46Nevertheless the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.
48As is the earthly, such also are the earthly. And as is the heavenly, such also are the heavenly.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.
Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is his name by which he shall be called: LORD our righteousness.
Luke 1:16And he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to Lord their God.
John 3:12If I told you earthly things, and ye do not believe, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly things?
John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.
1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam developed into a living soul. The last Adam a life giving spirit.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:36-51
The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts,… Read the whole commentary →