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1 Corinthians 15:47
“The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.”
Verse in context — 1 Corinthians 15
45
So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46
However that which is spiritual isn't first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
47
The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
48
As is the one made of dust, such are those who are also made of dust; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49
As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let's also bear the image of the heavenly.
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