1 Corinthians 15:49

And, even as we have borne the image of the man of earth, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

48As, the man of earth, such, also, the men of earth, and, as, the man of heaven, such, also, the men of heaven;

50And, this, I say, brethren,—that, flesh and blood, cannot inherit, God’s kingdom. Neither doth, corruption, inherit, incorruption.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:3And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his likeness after his image,—and called his name Seth:

Romans 8:29For, whom he fore-approved, he also fore-appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren,—

2 Corinthians 4:10At all times, the putting to death of Jesus, in our body, bearing about, in order that, the life also of Jesus, in our body, may be made manifest;

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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