1 Corinthians 15:47 Parallel Translations

The first man was made from the dust of the earth. He came from the earth. The second man came from heaven.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

1 Corinthians 15:47 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return."

John 3:31 "He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

15:47 The first man [is] of the earth, {z} earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from {a} heaven.
(z) Wallowing in dirt, and wholly given to an earthly nature.
(a) As Adam was the first man, Christ is the second man; and these two are spoken of, as if they were the only two men in the world; because as the former was the head and representative of all his natural posterity, so the latter is the head and representative of all the spiritual offspring: and that he is the Lord from heaven; in distinction from the first man. (Ed.)

PNT:

15:47 The first man [is] from the earth. Was fashioned out of the earth (Ge 2:7).

WES:

15:47 The first man was from the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven - The first man, being from the earth, is subject to corruption and dissolution, like the earth from which he came. The second man - St. Paul could not so well say, Is from heaven, heavenly: because, though man owes it to the earth that he is earthy, yet the Lord does not owe his glory to heaven. He himself made the heavens, and by descending from thence showed himself to us as the Lord. Christ was not the second man in order of time; but in this respect, that as Adam was a public person, who acted in the stead of all mankind, so was Christ. As Adam was the first general representative of men, Christ was the second and the last. And what they severally did, terminated not in themselves, but affected all whom they represented.

MHC:

15:35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like it, year after year, in the death and revival of the corn. It is foolish to question the Almighty power of God to raise the dead, when we see it every day quickening and reviving things that are dead. To the second inquiry; The grain undergoes a great change; and so will the dead, when they rise and live again. The seed dies, though a part of it springs into new life, though how it is we cannot fully understand. The works of creation and providence daily teach us to be humble, as well as to admire the Creator's wisdom and goodness. There is a great variety among other bodies, as there is among plants. There is a variety of glory among heavenly bodies. The bodies of the dead, when they rise, will be fitted for the heavenly bodies. The bodies of the dead, when they rise, will be fitted for the heavenly state; and there will be a variety of glories among them. Burying the dead, is like committing seed to the earth, that it may spring out of it again. Nothing is more loathsome than a dead body. But believers shall at the resurrection have bodies, made fit to be for ever united with spirits made perfect. To God all things are possible. He is the Author and Source of spiritual life and holiness, unto all his people, by the supply of his Holy Spirit to the soul; and he will also quicken and change the body by his Spirit. The dead in Christ shall not only rise, but shall rise thus gloriously changed. The bodies of the saints, when they rise again, will be changed. They will be then glorious and spiritual bodies, fitted to the heavenly world and state, where they are ever afterwards to dwell. The human body in its present form, and with its wants and weaknesses, cannot enter or enjoy the kingdom of God. Then let us not sow to the flesh, of which we can only reap corruption. And the body follows the state of the soul. He, therefore, who neglects the life of the soul, casts away his present good; he who refuses to live to God, squanders all he has.

CONC:

Dust Earthy Heaven

Dust Earth Earthy First Heaven Second

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