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1 Corinthians 15:47

Verse 47 of 58. The 15th of 16 chapters in 1 Corinthians, in The Letters of Paul.

43It is sown in dishonor; 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 also a spiritual body.

45So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

46However, that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.

47The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

48As 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.

49As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.

50Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.

51Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

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World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.