49 And (A)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (B)we[a] shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:49 M let us also bear

49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthly [the man of dust], [a]we will also bear the image of the heavenly [the Man of heaven].

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:49 Two early mss read “let us also.”

49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,(A) so shall we[a] bear the image of the heavenly man.(B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us

45-49 We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. Physical life comes first, then spiritual—a firm base shaped from the earth, a final completion coming out of heaven. The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy; the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly. In the same way that we’ve worked from our earthy origins, let’s embrace our heavenly ends.

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