1 Corinthians 15:47

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

Revised King James 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

46Yet, it is not that which is spiritual that is first, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

48As was the man of dust, so it is with those who are of dust: and as is the man of heaven, so it is with those who are of heaven.

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Cross References

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

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

John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.

1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, The first man, Adam, was made a living being; the last Adam, a life-giving 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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