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As is the one made of dust, such are those who are also made of dust; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
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Our Earthly Inheritance
Commentators explain that our connection to the first Adam, the "man of dust," means we share in his nature. Our current physical bodies are described as "earthy"—mortal, frail, and subject to decay. This verse affirms our shared human condition inherited from our common ancestor.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As is the earthy. Such as Adam was.
Such are they also, etc. Such are all his descendants; all who derive their nature fro…
As is the earthly (οιος ο χοικος). Masculine gender because of ανθρωπος and correlative pronouns (οιοσ, τοιουτο) of character or q…
19th Century
Baptist
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. However, that was not first which …
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Paul now answers the question some believers were asking: since a resurrection “body” (GK 5393) would be like the sinful mortal body we now have, h…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy As was Adam's body, so are the bodies of those that descend fro…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here the Apostle shows by reason the difference in quality between the dead body and the resurrection body, which was indicated by the examples abo…
