What does 1 Corinthians 15:49 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly."
1 CORINTHIANS 15:49 fore,somen {B} Exegetical considerations (i.e., the context is didactic, not hortatory) led the Committee to prefer the future indicative, despite its rather slender external sup...
Verse 49. _AND AS WE HAVE BORNE THE IMAGE OF THE EARTHY_] As being descendants from Adam we have all been born in his likeness, and subject to the same kind of corruption, disgrace, and death; we shal...
AND AS WE HAVE BORNE THE IMAGE OF THE EARTHY - As like our first father, we are frail, decaying, dying; as we are so closely connected with him as to be like him. This does not refer, mainly, to one b...
III. RESURRECTION AND THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND CONCLUSION: Chapter S 15-16 1. Resurrection and the Hope of the Church. CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The Gospel and the Resurrection of Christ. (1 Corinthians 1...
Paul now meets the objection, How are the dead raised? in what kind of a body do they come back from the tomb? Only a fool (in the Hebrew rather than the Greek sense), he tartly says, would ask such a...
JESUS' RESURRECTION AND OURS (1 Corinthians 15:1-58) 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 is both one of the greatest and one of the most difficult Chapter s in the New Testament. Not only is it in itself difficult...
IMAGE. Greek. _eikon._ See Romans 1:23. ALSO BEAR, &C. = bear the image also....
_And as we have borne the image_ The _image_or _likeness_. In this present life we are like Adam: in the next we shall be like Christ, cf. Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 3:21; Colossians...
1 Corinthians 15:1-58. THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION This chapter is one of the deepest and most mysterious in the Bible. It is the one exception to the statement in ch. 3 that St Paul was unable t...
_CHANGES BROUGHT BY THE RESURRECTION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-58:_ Some were asking, "How will the dead be raised to life? What kind of bodies will they have?" They were taught that changes would take plac...
ΈΦΟΡΈΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΦΟΡΈΩ (G5409) носить. Используется в папирусах в _знач._ носить одежду, нагрудник или значок (MM; Preisigke, 2:700). ΕΙΚΌΝΑ _асс. sing. от_ ΕΊΚΏΝ (G1504) образ (TDNT; N...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Its Heavenliness (1 Corinthians 15:35-57) 35 But some one will ask, How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come? 36You foolish man! What you sow does no...
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. AS, [ kathoos (G2531)] - 'even as' (see Genesis 5:3). WE SHALL ALSO BEAR - wear as a garment. So B. 'Al...
40 There is no direct statement here that our bodies will be changed to celestial bodies, in accord with the later revelation of Ephesians, but such an inference would be in point. Even among the cele...
_(F) THE FACT AND THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD_ Some Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not, apparently, in Christ's Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 15 *RESURRECTION 15:1-58 The reason that Paul was writing about the *resurrection is in verse 12. Some Christians were saying that there i...
WE SHALL ALSO BEAR THE IMAGE OF THE HEAVENLY. — Better, _let us bear also the image of the heavenly._ Such is the reading of the best MSS. The words transport the thoughts of the reader to the future...
CHAPTER 24 THE SPIRITUAL BODY THE proofs of the Resurrection which Paul has adduced are satisfactory. So long as they are clearly before the mind, we find it possible to believe in that great experi...
1 Corinthians 15:47-49 draw another contrast between the two “men,” types of the two eras of humanity, which is suggested by the words χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς (‘ _aphâr minha'adamâh_) of Genesis 2:7. The fir...
VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH 1 Corinthians 15:42 Life on the other side will be as real and as earnest as here. We shall not dissolve into thin mist or flit as bodiless ghosts. We shall each be provid...
The last fact of the "spiritualities" is the resurrection, and the apostle first gives the proof of the resurrection of Christ. His final proof was his own experience. It is evident that there were s...
The Glorified Body The resurrection will be just like what occurs in farmers' fields all over the world. A seed, or body, that will die (Genesis 3:19) is planted, or buried, and is raised with a new...
And as we have borne the (b) image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. (b) Not a vain and false image, but such a one as indeed had the truth with it....
How do the dead rise again? He now answers the objections these new teachers made against the resurrection. St. John Chrysostom reduces them to these two questions: how is it possible for them to rise...
II. THE MODE OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-58. After demonstrating the essential part played by the resurrection in the Christian salvation, the apostle sets himself to answer t...
(35) But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? (36) Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: (37) And that which thou sowest, thou s...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
49._As we have borne _Some have thought, that there is here an exhortation to a pious and holy life, into which Paul was led by way of digression; and on that account they have changed the verb from t...
But other evils had found means to introduce themselves into the midst of the shining gifts which were exercised in the bosom of the flock at Corinth. The resurrection of the dead was denied. Satan is...
AND AS WE HAVE BORNE THE IMAGE OF THE EARTHY,.... Which regards not so much the sinful image of the first man upon the soul, or the depravity of the powers and faculties of it, as his image of frailty...
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Ver. 49. _The image of the heavenly_] SeePhilippians 3:21. Our bodies shall be fashioned like to Christ's g...
_The first man is_ [was] _of the earth, earthy_ Being from earth, and having forfeited his immortality by sin, he became subject to corruption and dissolution, like the earth from which he came. _The...
THE IMAGE OF THE HEAVENLY; in both soul and body. Romans 8:29; 1 John 3:2; PHILIPPIANS 3:21....
A contrast between the present and the future states:...
This chapter itself forms a third division of the book, and deals with another most serious matter in Corinth. Some among them denied the resurrection of the dead. But the resurrection of Christ is th...
AND AS WE HAVE BORNE THE IMAGE OF THE EARTHY, WE SHALL ALSO BEAR THE IMAGE OF THE HEAVENLY. 'borne the image of the earthy' -'and as we have reflected the likeness of him who was made of dust' (Wms)...
35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qual...
And as believers, being the natural sons of the first Adam, have borne his image, had such bodies as he had while they lived here; so they shall also in the resurrection bear the image of the heavenly...
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. [Here the two heads of humanity are contrasted. Adam was a quickening soul, and Christ a quickening spirit ...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V And on this account he (the apostle) declares, "As we have borne the image of him who is of the earth, we shall also bear the image of Him who is from heaven."[62] I...
1 Corinthians 15:49 And G2532 as G2531 borne G5409 (G5656) image G1504 dust G5517 shall G5409 also G2532 bear G5409 (G5692) image G1504 heavenly G2032 as - Genesis 5:3 we shall - Matthew 13:43;...
'And as we have borne the image of the earthy, so let us bear the image of the heavenly.' That being so, says Paul, consider how it should change our whole attitude to life. When we bore only the ima...
_The Mode and Issues of the Resurrection,_ 35-57. The invaluable information on the subject of the resurrection here given is drawn forth in the way of reply to objections, arising from the difficult...
WE SHALL ALSO BEAR (φορεσομεν κα). Old MSS. (so Westcott and Hort) read φορεσωμεν κα. Volitive aorist active subjunctive, Let us also bear. Ellicott strongly opposes the subjunctive. It may be mere...
1 Corinthians 15:45 The two bodies, the natural and the spiritual, are connected with the first Adam and the second Adam respectively. That is the teaching of these verses. The Apostle is anxious to...
1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
CONTENTS: The resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of believers resulting from it. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Cephas, James, Adam. CONCLUSION: The resurrection of Christ, together with Hi...
1 Corinthians 15:1. _I declare unto you the gospel by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you._ We have here an epitome of the whole gospel, comprising essentially the d...
THE LIKENESS. "We Christians wear the likeness of Adam in our physical bodies as we live on earth for a short time. We will wear the likeness of Christ in our spiritual bodies as we live forever in et...
_The first man Adam was made a living soul _ ADAM AND CHRIST Or the mystery of life contemplated:-- I. In its sources. 1. Adam was endued with natural life, Christ with a life-giving Spirit. 2. T...
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 The Futility of Faith If the Dead Are Not Raised. Many people in the ancient Greco-Roman world believed that death ended life completely or led to a permanent but shadowy existence...
CHAPTER 15 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER He proves the resurrection of the dead against the false teachers who denied it: I. From the fact of Christ's resurrection. Thus (ver. 12) he gives the bearing of...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 1 Corinthians 15:35.— (1) Emphasis on “_the dead_,—the DEAD!—the DEAD!” (2) “_With what_ (kind of) _body?_” See Homiletic Analysis. 1 Corinthians 15:36.—Emphasis on “_thou_” (so R...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 _The doctrine of the resurrection. _This chapter, and the thirteenth, on Christian love, stand out, even among the writings of St. Paul, as pre-eminently beautiful and...
Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 15. The Corinthian church was a real mess. A lot of carnality that led to divisions, a lot of party spirit, a real misunderstanding of the spiritual gifts, a lot o...
1 John 3:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:10; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Genesis 5:3; Matthew 13:43; Romans 8:29...
We shall bear [φ α ο ρ ε σ ο μ ε ν]. The great weight of authority is in favor of foreswmen let us bear. This reading presents a similar difficulty to that of let us have in Romans 5:1 (see note). The...
HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED UP? 1 Corinthians 15:29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are two rather startling questions asked and answered in the opening verses; that is, from 1 Corinthians 15:29 1. THE FIRST...
The image of the heavenly — Holiness and glory....