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45 As the Scriptures say, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.[a][b] But the last Adam[c] is a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual man did not come first. It was the physical man that came first; then came the spiritual. 47 The first man came from the dust of the earth. The second man came from heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:45 person Literally, “soul.”
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Quote from Gen. 2:7.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Adam The name Adam means “man.” Here, “the last Adam” refers to Christ, the “man of heaven.”

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