1 Corinthians 15:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 15:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 15:47 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 15:47 — KJV
“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:47 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 15:47 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 15:47
“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,”
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“And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,”
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“And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,”
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“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”
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“For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
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