1 Corinthians 15:47

47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:47 in Other Translations

KJV
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
ESV
47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
NLT
47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
MSG
47 a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven.
CSB
47 The first man was from the earth and made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:47 In-Context

45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being” ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven.
48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19; Psalms 90:3
  • 2. John 3:13,31
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