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1 Corinthians 15:49

The resurrectionHopeIdentity and self-worthEternal life

47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall 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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Cross references

  • Romans 8:29

    For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:10–11

    Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

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  • Genesis 5:3

    And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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  • Matthew 13:43

    Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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