1 Corinthians 15:45

1 Corinthians 15:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:45

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. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. 46The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:45 word by word

οὕτως καὶ γέγραπται· ἐγένετο ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος Ἀδὰμ εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν· ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδὰμ εἰς πνεῦμα ζῳοποιοῦν.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• AdamἈδάμAdam · AdamG76
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• becameεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• beingψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• a life-givingζωοποιέωzōopoieō · to make aliveG2227
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:45

• 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
• Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
• Revelation 16:3And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.
• John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
• John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
• John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
• Acts 3:15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
• Romans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
• Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
• Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45The first man Adam was made a living soul - These forms of expression are also common among the Jews: hence we find הראשון אדם Adam harishon, "Adam the first;" and קדמאי אדם Adam kadmai, " Adam the last." They assert that there are two Adams: 1. The mystical heavenly Adam; and 2. The mystical earthly Adam. See Sohar Exod., fol. 29; and the several examples in Schoettgen. The apostle says this is written: The first man Adam was made a living soul: this is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45And so it is written, - Genesis 2:7. It is only the first part of the verse which is quoted. The first man Adam was made a living soul - This is quoted exactly from the translation by the Septuagint, except that the apostle has added the words “first” and “Adam.” This is done to designate whom he meant. The meaning of the phrase “was made a living soul” ( ̓́ ̀ egeneto eis psuchēn zōsan- in Hebrew, נפשׁ חיה nephesh chayaahis, became a living, animated…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-50Verses 35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like it, year after year, in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-46Just as Christ's life-giving Spirit goes beyond natural life, the spiritual body will replace the physical body.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4545. so--in accordance with the distinction just mentioned between the natural or animal-souled body and the spiritual body. it is written--(Ge 2:7); "Man became (was made to become) a living soul," that is, endowed with an animal soul, the living principle of his body. the last Adam--the LAST Head of humanity, who is to be fully manifested in the last day, which is His day (Joh 6:39). He is so called in Job 19:25; see on Job 19:25 (compare Ro 5:14). In…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:45

• Adam
• Body
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Quickening
• Quotations and Allusions
• Resurrection
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Least

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings