1 Corinthians 15:46
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:46 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:46 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:46 — KJV
“Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:46 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:46 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 15:46
“But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:46: first, afterward
“The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:46: first, afterward
“And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:46: howbeit, first
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:46: howbeit, first
“Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 15:46: howbeit, first
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