1 Corinthians 15:45-49

⁴⁵So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁶The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

⁴⁷The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

⁴⁸As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

⁴⁹And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

— 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

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Life-Giving Spirit

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:45 NLT

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:45 NLT -- The Scriptures tell us, "The first man, Adam, became a living person." But the last Adam — that is, Christ — is a life-giving Spirit.

Life-giving Spirit

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:45 MESSAGE

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 15:45 MESSAGE -- We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

• Genesis 2:7
• John 5:21
• Romans 8:2
• Romans 8:10-11
• John 3:31
• John 6:63
• Genesis 5:3
• John 6:33
• Romans 5:12-14
• John 14:6

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