1 Corinthians 15:45 · KJV
“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:45
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
Howbeit that {was} not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
1 Corinthians 15 — Context
It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.
46Howbeit that {was} not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47The first man {is} of the earth, earthy: the second man {is} the Lord from heaven.
Cross References
John 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth {them}; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man {of} the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:10-11
And if Christ {be} in you, the body {is} dead because of sin; but the Spirit {is} life because of righteousness.
Romans 5:12-14
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, {they} are spirit, and {they} are life.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 6:57
As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.