1 Corinthians 15:48

Verse

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

Bible in Basic English

Those who are of the earth are like the man who was from the earth: and those who are of heaven are like the one from heaven.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Such as is the earthly, such also are the earthly: and such as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

Free Bible Version

Earthly people are like the man made from the earth; heavenly people are like the man from heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly: and as is the heauenly, such are they also that are heauenly.

King James (Authorized) Version

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

Plain English Version

Everyone on earth has a body like the man that came from the ground. But the people that belong to heaven will have a body like the man that came from heaven.

Translation for Translators

Everyone on earth has a body like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, everyone will have a body like Christ, the man who came from heaven, has.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Just as the one made from dust is, so also are those who are made of the dust, and as the man of heaven is, so also are those who are of heaven.

Noah Webster Bible

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

as [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;

Context

The Resurrection Body

⁴⁷The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.⁴⁸As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.⁴⁹And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

Sermons

The Last Is First

Miles J. Stanford

Summary

In this verse, Paul contrasts the earthly, natural body with the heavenly, spiritual body. He explains that just as we have borne the image of the man of dust (Adam) in our earthly bodies, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven (Jesus) in our resurrected, spiritual bodies. This transformation signifies the victory over sin and death through Christ's resurrection, offering hope and assurance of our future glorification. Believers are encouraged to live in light of this truth, knowing that their ultimate destiny is to be conformed to the likeness of Christ in eternity.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

As is the earthy, etc. - As Adam was, who was formed from the earth, so are all his descendants; frail, decaying, and subject to death. As is the heavenly - As is the heavenly state of Adam and all glorified beings, so shall be the state of all those who, at the resurrection, are found fit for glory.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Behold, I show you a mystery,.... Or a secret, which could never have been discovered by reason, or the light of nature, and what is of pure revelation; and which perhaps the apostle became acquainted with, when he was caught up into the third heaven; and is what is never made mention of by any prophet, or apostle, but himself: he prefaces the account of it in this manner, partly to show the great respect he had for these Corinthians, that he treated them as his bosom friends, to whom he communicated his secrets; and partly to excite their curiosity and attention: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; some copies read, "we shall all rise again, but we shall not all be changed", and so the Vulgate Latin version; according to which the sense is, all will rise again, both just and unjust, but all will not be changed into a state of glory; but the apostle is only speaking of the saints, of whom it is true, not only that they shall rise again, but shall be changed from corruption to incorruption; wherefore this cannot be a true reading: others read the words thus, "we shall all die, but we shall not all be changed"; and so the Ethiopic version and the Alexandrian copy seem to have read; which is just the reverse of the text, and arises from a wrong sense of Heb 9:27 where it is not said, it is "appointed unto all men", but "unto men once to die"; from which rule there has been some exceptions, as the instances of Enoch and Elijah show; and there will be more at the time of Christ's coming, for all will not sleep in their graves, or die, for death is meant by sleeping; they will not die as men ordinarily do, and continue under the power of death, but they will be changed at once from corruption to incorruption, from dishonour to glory, from weakness to power, from being natural to be spiritual bodies; this change all the saints will undergo, whether dead or alive, at Christ's coming; the dead by a resurrection from the dead, and the living by a secret and sudden power, which will at once render their bodies, without separating them from their souls, immortal and glorious: and this reading and sense are confirmed by the Syriac and Arabic versions.

1 Corinthians 15:48

The Resurrection Body

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

American Standard Version (1901)

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

Bible in Basic English

Those who are of the earth are like the man who was from the earth: and those who are of heaven are like the one from heaven.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Such as is the earthly, such also are the earthly: and such as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

Free Bible Version

Earthly people are like the man made from the earth; heavenly people are like the man from heaven.

Geneva Bible 1599

As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly: and as is the heauenly, such are they also that are heauenly.

King James (Authorized) Version

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

Plain English Version

Everyone on earth has a body like the man that came from the ground. But the people that belong to heaven will have a body like the man that came from heaven.

Translation for Translators

Everyone on earth has a body like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, everyone will have a body like Christ, the man who came from heaven, has.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Just as the one made from dust is, so also are those who are made of the dust, and as the man of heaven is, so also are those who are of heaven.

Noah Webster Bible

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

as [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:48

Verse

Context

The Resurrection Body

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

1 Corinthians 15:48

The Resurrection Body

The Last Is First

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes