1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man being made out of the earth, was earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
In Context
46However, the spiritual is not first, but the animal; and afterwards the spiritual.
Cross References
Luke 1:16and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.
John 3:12If I have told you earthly things and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly ones?
John 6:33For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
1 Corinthians 15:45And so it is written, "The first man Adam was made a living soul." But the last Adam is an enlivening 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 →