1 Corinthians 15:45-51
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the spiritual which is first but the physical, and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall[a] also bear the image of the man of heaven. 50 I tell you this, brethren: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
51 Lo! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
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- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Other ancient authorities read let us
1 Corinthians 15:45-51
New King James Version
45 And so it is written, (A)“The first man Adam became a living being.” (B)The last Adam became (C)a life-giving spirit.
46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. 47 (D)The first man was of the earth, (E)made[a] of dust; the second Man is [b]the Lord (F)from heaven. 48 As was the [c]man of dust, so also are those who are made of dust; (G)and as is the heavenly Man, so also are those who are heavenly. 49 And (H)as we have borne the image of the man of dust, (I)we[d] shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Our Final Victory
50 Now this I say, brethren, that (J)flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a [e]mystery: (K)We shall not all sleep, (L)but we shall all be changed—
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- 1 Corinthians 15:47 earthy
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 NU omits the Lord
- 1 Corinthians 15:48 earthy
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 M let us also bear
- 1 Corinthians 15:51 hidden truth
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