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44 It is sown a natural[a] body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is[b] a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So also it has been written [in Gen 2:7], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul”. The Last Adam[c] became a life-giving[d] spirit. 46 But the spiritual body is not first— but the natural body, then the spiritual.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:44 Or, material, physical.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:44 Or, exists.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Christ is the last progenitor or head of a race.
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:45 That is, one giving resurrection life.

44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.(A)

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”[a];(B) the last Adam,(C) a life-giving spirit.(D) 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual.(E)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:45 Gen. 2:7