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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Corinthians 15:48 in context
1 Corinthians 15:45–51
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So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46
However, that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
47
The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
48
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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.
49
As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
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Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
51
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
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