1 Corinthians 15:46

But that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

In Context

45So, also, it is written: The first man Adam became a living soul, the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

47The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man, the Lord from heaven.

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Cross References

Romans 6:6knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:

Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds,

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 →

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