1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the earth, earthly: the second man, from heaven, heavenly.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 till thou return to the earth, out of which thou wast taken: for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return.
Jeremiah 23:6In those days shall Juda be saved, and Israel shall dwell confidently: and this is the name that they shall call him: the Lord our just one.
Luke 1:16And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
John 3:12If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
1 Corinthians 15:45The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into 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 →