1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man is from the dust; the second man, the Lord, is from heaven. It matters because Christ brings a heavenly origin and destiny to His people.

Cross-references · 15

• John 3:31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
• 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.
• Gen 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
• 2 Cor 5:1For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• 1 Cor 15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
• Isa 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Luke 2:11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
• John 3:12–13If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
• Acts 10:36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
• Jer 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• 1 Tim 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
• Matt 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
• John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• Luke 1:16–17And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
• Eph 4:9–11(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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