1 Corinthians 15:42-50
Wycliffe Bible
42 And so the again-rising of dead men. It is sown in corruption, it shall rise in uncorruption;
43 it is sown in unnobleness [it is sown in unnobility], it shall rise in glory; it is sown in infirmity, it shall rise in virtue;
44 it is sown a beastly body, it shall rise a spiritual body. If there is a beastly body, there is also a spiritual body;
45 as it is written, The first man Adam was made into a soul living, the last Adam into a spirit quickening.
46 But the first is not that that is spiritual [But not first was that body that is spiritual], but that that is beast-like, afterward that that is spiritual.
47 The first man of earth is earthly; the second man of heaven is heavenly [the second man of heaven is heaven-like].
48 Such as the earthly man is, such be [and] the earthly men; and such as the heavenly man is, such be also the heavenly men.
49 Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly man, bear we also the image of the heavenly man [bear we and the image of the heavenly].
50 Brethren, I say this thing, that flesh and blood be not able to wield the kingdom of God, neither corruption shall wield uncorruption. [Brethren, I say this thing, that flesh and blood may not wield the kingdom of God, neither corruption shall wield incorruption.]
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1 Corinthians 15:42-50
New Matthew Bible
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, and rises again in incorruption. 43 It is sown in dishonour, and rises in honour. It is sown in weakness, and rises in power. 44 It is sown a natural body, and rises a spiritual body. 45 There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body; as it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul, and the last Adam was made a life-giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and then that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy. And the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are those who are earthy. And as is the heavenly, such are those who are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.
50 This I say, brethren: that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Neither does corruption inherit incorruption.
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1 Corinthians 15:42-50
1599 Geneva Bible
42 [a]So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is [b]sown in corruption, and is raised in incorruption.
43 It is sown in [c]dishonor, and is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, and is raised in [d]power.
44 [e]It is sown a natural body, and is raised a spiritual body: there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 [f]As it is also written, The [g]first man (A)Adam was made a living soul: and the last Adam was made a [h]quickening spirit.
46 [i]Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual: but that which is natural, and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, [j]earthly: the second man is the Lord from [k]heaven.
48 [l]As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have born the [m]image of the earthly, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly.
50 [n]This say I, brethren, that [o]flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:42 He maketh three manner of qualities of the bodies being raised: Incorruption, to wit, because they shall be sound, and altogether of a nature that cannot be corrupt: Glory, because they shall be adorned with beauty and honor: Power, because they shall continue everlasting without meat, drink, and all other helps, without which this frail life cannot keep itself from corruption.
- 1 Corinthians 15:42 Is buried, and man is hid as seed in the ground.
- 1 Corinthians 15:43 Void of honor, void of glory, and beauty.
- 1 Corinthians 15:43 Freed from the former weakness, whereas it is subject to such alteration and change, that it cannot maintain itself without meat and drink, and such otherlike helps.
- 1 Corinthians 15:44 He showeth perfectly in one word, this change of the quality of the body by the resurrection, when he saith, that of a natural body, it shall become a spiritual body, which two qualities being clean different, the one from the other, he straightway expoundeth and setteth forth diligently.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 That is called a natural body, which is quickened and maintained by a living soul only, such as Adam was, of whom all we are born naturally: and that is said to be a spiritual, which together with the soul is quickened with a far more excellent virtue: to wit, with the Spirit of God, which descendeth from Christ the second Adam unto us.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Adam is called the first man, because he is the root as it were from which we spring: and Christ is the latter man: because he is the beginning of all them that are spiritual, and in him we are all comprehended.
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 Christ is called a Spirit, by reason of that most excellent nature, that is to say, God who dwelleth in him bodily, as Adam is called a living soul, by reason of the soul which is the best part in him.
- 1 Corinthians 15:46 Secondly he willeth the order of this double state or quality to be observed, that the natural was first, Adam being created of the clay of the earth: and the spiritual followed and came upon it, to wit, when the Lord being sent from heaven, endued our flesh which was prepared and made fit for him, with the fulness of the Godhead.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 Wallowing in dirt, and wholly given to an earthly nature.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 The Lord is said to come down from heaven by that kind of speech, whereby that which is proper to one is touched of another.
- 1 Corinthians 15:48 He applieth both the earthly naturalness of Adam (if I may so say) to our bodies, so long as they are naturally conversant on earth, to wit, in this life, and in the grave: and also the spirituality of Christ to the same our bodies, after that they are risen again: and he saith, that that goeth before and this shall follow.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Not a vain and false image, but such an one as had the truth with it indeed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 The conclusion: We cannot be partakers of the glory of God, unless we put off all that gross and filthy nature of our bodies subject to corruption, that the same body may be adorned with incorruptible glory.
- 1 Corinthians 15:50 Flesh and blood are taken here for a living body, which cannot attain to incorruption, unless it put off corruption.
1 Corinthians 15:42-50
Authorized (King James) Version
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 43 it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 44 it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.
There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
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