1 Corinthians 15:47
the first man out of [the] earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.
Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness.
Luke 1:16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.
John 3:12If I have said the earthly things to you, and ye believe not, how, if I say the heavenly things to you, will ye believe?
John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
1 Corinthians 15:45Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening 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 →