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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is 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. Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual. 47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• The firstὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• AdamἈδάμAdam · AdamG76
• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• a livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• a quickeningζωοποιέωzōopoieō · to make aliveG2227
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:45

• 1 Corinthians 15:47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
• Genesis 2:7then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
• Revelation 16:3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea.
• John 1:4In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
• John 5:21For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.
• 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 came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• John 17:2since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
• Acts 3:15and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.
• Romans 5:17For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
• Philippians 3:21who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject 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
• 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