1 Corinthians 15:46

The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

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KJV

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

ASV

Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; then that which is spiritual.

YLT

but that which is spiritual is not first, but that which was natural, afterwards that which is spiritual.

DBT

But that which is spiritual [was] not first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual:

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For the breath of life, which also rendered man an animated being, is one thing, and the vivifying Spirit another, which also caused him to become spiritual. And for this reason Isaiah said, "Thus saith the Lord, who made heaven and established it, who founded the earth and the things therein, and gave breath to the people upon it, and Spirit to those walking upon it;" thus telling us that breath is indeed given in common to all people upon earth, but that the Spirit is theirs alone who tread down earthly desires.

Irenaeus· Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 5, 202patristic

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Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

That was not first which is spiritual - The natural or animal body, described 1Co 15:44, was the first; it was the body with which Adam was created. The spiritual body is the last, and is that with which the soul is to be clothed in the resurrection.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

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1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
2 Corinthians 5:1
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
Colossians 3:9–10
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
Ephesians 4:22–24
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

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The Crucifixion — 'Christ crucified' (1 Cor 2:2) — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Canon: New Testament
Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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Romans 6:6
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
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- Galatians 2:20
  I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
- Galatians 5:24
  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- Ephesians 4:22
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Galatians 6:14
  But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- John 8:34–36
  Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

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