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1 Corinthians 15:49

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47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.

48 As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

50 Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—

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BSB
And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
KJV
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
WEB
As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
ASV
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
DARBY
And as we have borne the image of the [one] made of dust, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly [one].
BLB
And as we bore the image of the one made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly one.
ÅB
og slik som vi har båret den jordiskes bilde, så skal vi og bære den himmelskes bilde.
OTB
Slik vi har båret bildet av mennesket av støv, skal vi også bære bildet av det himmelske mennesket.
B1930
og likesom vi har båret den jordiskes billede, så skal vi og bære den himmelskes billede.

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  • Romans 8:29

    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:10–11

    We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

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  • Genesis 5:3

    When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

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  • Matthew 13:43

    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

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