1 Corinthians 15:46 · KJV
“Howbeit that {was} not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:46
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.
The first man {is} of the earth, earthy: the second man {is} the Lord from heaven.
1 Corinthians 15 — Context
It 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.
48As {is} the earthy, such {are} they also that are earthy: and as {is} the heavenly, such {are} they also that are heavenly.
Cross References
Colossians 3:9-10
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Romans 6:6
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with {him}, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
Ephesians 4:22-24
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;