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1 Corinthians 15:47

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

1 Corinthians 15:47

Verse 47 of 58

Scripture focus

The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:47 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:47

Theological / Devotional

Earthy. Gr. choikos, “made of dust.” Adam, the first man, the one who stands at the head of the human race, was made by God out of the “dust of the ground” (Gen. 2:7).

Second man. That is, Christ (cf. on v. 45).

The Lord. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the omission of these words, but the omission does not essentially alter the meaning of the passage, because Jesus is the only one who came down from heaven to become the head of humanity. This “second man” already existed before associating Himself closely with men, but He humbled Himself and shrouded His divinity with humanity (see Gal. 4:4; DA 48, 49) when He came to dwell among men.

By SdaBc