1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
Bible in Basic English
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 which is natural comes before that which is of the spirit.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.
Luke 1:16And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
John 3:12If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
John 6:33The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is 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 →