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. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord 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

• 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 is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
• Genesis 2:7And Yhwh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
• Romans 5:12Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• Revelation 16:3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood 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 unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
• John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
• John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• John 10:10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
• John 11:25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• John 17:2As thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
• Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• Romans 5:17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
• Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto 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