1 Corinthians 15:45

The first Adam became a living soul; the last Adam, Christ, a life-giving spirit. It matters because Christ gives resurrection life that Adam never could.

Cross-references · 33

• John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
• Gen 2:7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
• Rom 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
• Rom 8:10–11And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
• Rom 5:12–14Wherefore, 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:
• John 6:63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
• 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 6:39–40And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
• John 6:57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
• John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• 1 Cor 15:47–49The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
• 1 Jn 1:1–3That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
• John 6:54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
• Rom 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.)
• Rev 22:1And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
• John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
• Rom 5:21That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Rev 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
• John 6:68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
• John 17:2–3As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
• Rev 21:6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
• Col 3:4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
• 1 Jn 5:11–12And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 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 4:14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
• John 10:28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
• Phil 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.
• John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
• John 11:25–26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
• 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.
• Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
• Rev 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 5:25–29Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

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