47. [ὁ κύριος] bef. ἐξ οὐρανοῦ rec. with A and Peshito. Text אBCDEFG Vetus Lat. Vulg. Vulg. adds coelestis at the end of the verse. So also FG.

47. χοϊκός. χοϊκός from χοῦς, dust, is an allusion to the ‘dust of the ground’ in Genesis 2:7; in the LXX. χοῦς.

ὁ δεύτερος ἄνθρωπος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ. The law of progress, above referred to, is illustrated by the creation of the second man. The first man was ‘dust of the ground,’ and God breathed a breath of life into his soul. But the second man is not created anew altogether, but takes the first man as the starting-point of the new life. By the agency of the Holy Spirit Jesus Christ took our flesh in the womb of the Blessed Virgin, being a new creation, but not directly from heaven. See note on 1 Corinthians 15:21; 1 Corinthians 15:45. This passage bears a strong resemblance to John 3:31; and in the reading we have followed the resemblance is even stronger than in the rec. text. John 3:3 may also be compared.

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