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 dishonour, 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 [one]. Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit. 46But that which is spiritual [was] not first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual: 47the first man out of [the] earth, made of dust; the second man, out of 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

• Thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• AdamἈδάμAdam · AdamG76
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:45

• 1 Corinthians 15:47the first man out of [the] earth, made of dust; the second man, out of heaven.
• Genesis 2:7And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
• Romans 5:12For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• Revelation 16:3And the second poured out his bowl on the sea; and it became blood, as of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.
• John 1:4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
• John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
• John 5:21For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
• John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
• John 10:10The thief comes not but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and might have [it] abundantly.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believes on me, though he have died, shall live;
• John 14:6Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
• John 17:2as thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that [as to] all that thou hast given to him, he should give them life eternal.
• Acts 3:15but the originator of life ye slew, whom God raised from among [the] dead, whereof we are witnesses.
• Romans 5:17For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:)
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.
• Philippians 3:21who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.

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
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• Corrupt
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• Flesh
• Immortality
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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