1 Corinthians 15:49

1 Corinthians 15:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:49

47The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man. 50I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

1 Corinthians 15:49 word by word

καὶ καθὼς ἐφορέσαμεν τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ χοϊκοῦ, φορέσομεν καὶ τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ ἐπουρανίου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• we have borneφορέωphoreō · to wearG5409
• the imageεἰκώνeikōn · imageG1504
• of the earthyχοϊκόςchoikos · made of dustG5517
• of the heavenlyἐπουράνιοςepouranios · heavenlyG2032

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:49

• Genesis 5:3When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
• Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
• Romans 8:29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy - As being descendants from Adam we have all been born in his likeness, and subject to the same kind of corruption, disgrace, and death; we shall also be raised to a life immortal, such as he now enjoys in the kingdom of God. This interpretation proceeds on the ground that what is here spoken belongs to Adam in his twofold state: viz. of mortality and immortality; of disgrace and honor; of earth and heaven. But…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49And as we have borne the image of the earthy - As like our first father, we are frail, decaying, dying; as we are so closely connected with him as to be like him. This does not refer, mainly, to one bearing his moral character, but to the fact that we are, like him, subject to sickness, frailty, sorrow, and death. We shall also bear the image of the heavenly - The Lord Jesus Christ, who was from heaven, and who is in heaven. As we are so closely connected…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. 49Like Adam, the first man, we have physical bodies in this life. But one day, we will be like Christ, the heavenly man, and experience the kingdom of God with resurrection bodies (compare Romans 6:4–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4949. as--Greek, "even as" (see Ge 5:3). we shall also bear--or wear as a garment [Bengel]. The oldest manuscripts and versions read, "We must also bear," or "let us also bear." It implies the divine appointment (compare "must," 1Co 15:53) and faith assenting to it. An exhortation, and yet implying a promise (so Ro 8:29). The conformity to the image of the heavenly Representative man is to be begun here in our souls, in part, and shall be perfected at the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:49

• Body
• Immortality
• Man
• Resurrection
• Righteous

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