1 Corinthians 15:46
But that which is natural comes before that which is of the spirit.
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45And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is a life-giving spirit.
47The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
Cross References
Romans 6:6Being conscious that our old man was put to death on the cross with him, so that the body of sin might be put away, and we might no longer be servants to sin.
Colossians 3:9Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,
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 →