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Berean Standard Bible

“And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.”

1 Corinthians 15:49

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Study note

Paul is explaining what the resurrection body will be like, contrasting the natural body with the spiritual one. He sets Adam, the first man, against Christ, the last Adam, as two representative heads of humanity.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

World English Bible (WEB)

As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.

King James Version (KJV)

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And in the same way as we have taken on us the image of the man from the earth, so we will take on us the image of the one from heaven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como trajimos la imagen del terreno, traeremos también la imagen del celestial.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al igual que ahora hemos llevado la imagen de Adán, un día nos pareceremos a Cristo.

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