1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man was of the earth, earthly; the second man was the Lord from heaven.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

48As is the earthly, so are they also that are earthly: and as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

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Cross References

Luke 1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord, their God.

John 3:12If I have told you of earthly things, and ye believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

John 6:33For he that cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world, is the bread of God.

1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, There was a first man Adam a living soul; a 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 →

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