1 Corinthians 15:45

The Resurrection Body

44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

  • Scripture
  • Sermons
  • Commentary
Berean Standard Bible
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
American Standard Version (1901)
So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Bible in Basic English
And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is a life-giving spirit.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.
Free Bible Version
As Scripture says, “The first man, Adam, became a living being;” but the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
Geneva Bible 1599
As it is also written, The first man Adam was made a liuing soule: and the last Adam was made a quickening Spirit.
King James (Authorized) Version
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Plain English Version
This is what God says in his book, “The 1st man, Adam, became a living person.” But we can think of Jesus, that he is the last Adam. You see, he is the spirit that makes people alive.
Translation for Translators
In the Scriptures it is written {we read} that when the first man, Adam, was created, he became a living human being. Christ later also became a human being. But he is different from Adam, because he became a person who gives us spiritual life.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Noah Webster Bible
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a vivifying spirit.
World English Bible
So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
so also it hath been written, 'The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,