1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is a man of earth, earthy; the second man is from Heaven.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
In Context
Cross References
Luke 1:16Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God;
John 3:12If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
John 6:33For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world."
1 Corinthians 15:45In the same way also it is written, "The first man Adam became a living animal"; the last Adam is 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 →