1 Corinthians 15:47

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

46But that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.

48As the earthy man was, such also are the earthy; and as the heavenly man is, such also shall the heavenly be.

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Cross References

Luke 1:16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

John 3:12If I have told you of earthly things, and you believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life for the world.

1 Corinthians 15:45So, also, it is written: The first man Adam became 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 →

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