1 Corinthians 15:49
As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth, so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
In Context
48Like him who was of earth, are the earthy; and like Him who is of heaven, are the heavenly;
Cross References
Romans 8:29For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;
2 Corinthians 4:10Wherever I go, I am always carrying about in my body the dying of Jesus, in order that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in this body of mine.
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 →