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46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
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46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
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47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
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47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
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48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
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48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the man from heaven, so also are those who are of heaven.
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49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
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49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.
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50 I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
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50 I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
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51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
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51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
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52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
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53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
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54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
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54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."
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55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
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55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
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56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
