1 Corinthians 15:49
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.”
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“And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:49 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 5:3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
- Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
- Romans 8:29For 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.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18And 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.
- 2 Corinthians 4:10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, 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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