1 Corinthians 15:46

But the spiritual is not first, but the natural; and afterward the spiritual.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

In Context

45So also it is written: The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

47The first man was of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.

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Cross References

Romans 6:6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, in order that we should no longer be in bondage to sin.

Colossians 3:9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

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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