Parallel Verses

Amplified

The first man [Adam] is from the earth, earthy [made of dust]; the second Man [Christ, the Lord] is from heaven.

New American Standard Bible

The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.

King James Version

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Holman Bible

The first man was from the earth
and made of dust;
the second man is from heaven.

International Standard Version

The first man came from the dust of the earth; the second man came from heaven.

A Conservative Version

The first man was of the earth, earthly. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

American Standard Version

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven.

An Understandable Version

The first man [i.e., Adam] came from the dust of the ground [See Gen. 2:7]; the second man [i.e., Christ] came from heaven.

Anderson New Testament

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man, the Lord from heaven.

Bible in Basic English

The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

the first man was formed from the dust of the earth: the second man was from heaven.

Darby Translation

the first man out of the earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven.

Godbey New Testament

The first man was from the earth, earthy: the second man from heaven.

Goodspeed New Testament

The first man is of the dust of the earth; the second man is from heaven.

John Wesley New Testament

The first man was from the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Julia Smith Translation

The first man of earth, made of earth: the second man the Lord from heaven.

King James 2000

The first man is of the earth, made of dust: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The first man [is] from the earth, made of earth; the second man [is] from heaven.

Modern King James verseion

The first man was out of earth, earthy; the second Man was the Lord from Heaven.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The first man is of the earth, earthy: The second man is the Lord, from heaven.

Moffatt New Testament

Man the first is from the earth, material; Man the second is from heaven.

Montgomery New Testament

The first man is of the earth, earthly; the second Man is of heaven.

NET Bible

The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.

New Heart English Bible

The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is from heaven.

Noyes New Testament

The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven.

Sawyer New Testament

The first man was from the earth, earthly, the second man is from heaven.

The Emphasized Bible

The first man, is of the ground, earthy, the second man, is, of heaven:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The first man was of the earth, earthly; the second man was the Lord from heaven.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The first man was from the dust of the earth; the second man from Heaven.

Webster

The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Weymouth New Testament

The first man is a man of earth, earthy; the second man is from Heaven.

Williams New Testament

The first man was made of the dust of the earth; the second Man is from heaven.

World English Bible

The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

Worrell New Testament

The first man is of the earth earthy; the second Man is from Heaven.

Worsley New Testament

The first man being made out of the earth, was earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Youngs Literal Translation

The first man is out of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord out of heaven;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
man, not tr,
Usage: 316
Usage: 316

is of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

the earth
γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

χοΐκός 
Choikos 
Usage: 4

the second
δεύτερος 
Deuteros 
Usage: 36

is the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 15:47

Images 1 Corinthians 15:47

Prayers for 1 Corinthians 15:47

Context Readings

Questions Concerning The Resurrection Body

46 However, the spiritual [the immortal life] is not first, but the physical [the mortal life]; then the spiritual. 47 The first man [Adam] is from the earth, earthy [made of dust]; the second Man [Christ, the Lord] is from heaven. 48 As is the earthly man [the man of dust], so are those who are of earth; and as is the heavenly [Man], so are those who are of heaven.

Cross References

John 3:31

“He who comes from [heaven] above is above all others; he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks [about things] of the earth [his viewpoint and experience are earthly]. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Genesis 2:7

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].

Genesis 3:19


“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Isaiah 9:6


For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given;
And the government shall be upon His shoulder,
And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Jeremiah 23:6


“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called;
‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’

Matthew 1:23

Behold, the virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.”

Luke 1:16-17

He will turn many of the sons of Israel back [from sin] to [love and serve] the Lord their God.

Luke 2:11

For this day in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (the Messiah).

John 3:12-13

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

John 6:33

For the Bread of God is He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

Acts 10:36

You know the message which He sent to the sons of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all—

1 Corinthians 15:45

So it is written [in Scripture], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul (an individual);” the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving spirit [restoring the dead to life].

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Ephesians 4:9-11

(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had previously descended [from the heights of heaven] into the lower parts of the earth?

1 Timothy 3:16

And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.

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