1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;
Young's Literal Translation
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
Genesis 3:19by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'
Jeremiah 23:6In his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, 'Our Righteousness.'
Luke 1:16and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,
John 3:12if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?
John 6:33for the bread of God is that which is coming down out of the heaven, and giving life to the world.'
1 Corinthians 15:45so also it hath been written, 'The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam [is] for 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 →