1 Corinthians 15:42-50
Evangelical Heritage Version
42 That is the way the resurrection of the dead will be. What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. 43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. 44 It is sown as a natural[a] body; it is raised as a spiritual[b] body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living natural being.”[c] The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 However, that which is spiritual is not first; rather, first comes the natural, then the spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord[d] from heaven. 48 As was the man made of dust, so are the people who are made of dust, and as is the heavenly man, so the heavenly people will be. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the man made of dust, let us[e] also bear the image of the heavenly man.
The Change to Immortality on the Last Day
50 Now I say this, brothers: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what is perishable is not going to inherit what is imperishable.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:44 The Greek adjective translated natural comes from the term for soul.
- 1 Corinthians 15:44 The Greek adjective translated spiritual comes from the term for the spirit or Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Genesis 2:7
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 Some witnesses to the text omit the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some witnesses to the text read we will.
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