1 Corinthians 15:46

Yet, it is not that which is spiritual that is first, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

Revised King James New Testament

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

45And so it is written, The first man, Adam, was made a living being; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.

47The first man was of the earth, made of dust: the second man is from heaven.

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Cross References

Romans 6:6Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should no longer be enslaved by sin.

Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, seeing that you 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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