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1 Corinthians 15:42-54

42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;

43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.

46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.

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

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

49 And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

50 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—

52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 15:42-54

Genesis 3:19 - By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it ... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:19

1 Peter 1:4 - and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:4 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:4

Psalms 16:10 - because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. Click to read the verse Psalms 16:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 16:10

Psalms 49:9 - that he should live on forever and not see decay. Click to read the verse Psalms 49:9 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:9

1 Corinthians 15:52 - in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the de... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:52 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:52

Romans 1:23 - and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds a... Click to read the verse Romans 1:23 Click to read the verse Romans 1:23

Daniel 12:3 - Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to ri... Click to read the verse Daniel 12:3 Click to read the verse Daniel 12:3

Matthew 13:43 - Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let... Click to read the verse Matthew 13:43 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:43

Isaiah 38:17 - Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 38:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 38:17

Psalms 49:14 - Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule ... Click to read the verse Psalms 49:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:14

Acts 13:34-37 - The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: “‘I will ... Click to read the verse Acts 13:34-37 Click to read the verse Acts 13:34-37

Job 17:14 - if I say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’ Click to read the verse Job 17:14 Click to read the verse Job 17:14

Acts 2:27 - because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. Click to read the verse Acts 2:27 Click to read the verse Acts 2:27

Acts 2:31 - Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to... Click to read the verse Acts 2:31 Click to read the verse Acts 2:31

Luke 20:35-36 - But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the... Click to read the verse Luke 20:35-36 Click to read the verse Luke 20:35-36

Luke 20:36 - and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they a... Click to read the verse Luke 20:36 Click to read the verse Luke 20:36

Philippians 3:20-21 - But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Click to read the verse Philippians 3:20-21 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:20-21

Romans 8:21 - that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glori... Click to read the verse Romans 8:21 Click to read the verse Romans 8:21

1 Corinthians 15:50-54 - I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does th... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:50-54 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:50-54