1 Corinthians 15:46

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So what is, at first, not spiritual, but animal, next becomes spiritual.

Cross References

Romans 6:6

For we know this: that our former selves have been crucified together with him, so that the body which is of sin may be destroyed, and moreover, so that we may no longer serve sin.

1 Corinthians 15:45

Just as it was written that the first man, Adam, was made with a living soul, so shall the last Adam be made with a spirit brought back to life.

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man, being earthly, was of the earth; the second man, being heavenly, will be of heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the animal nature of man does not perceive these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand it, because it must be examined spiritually.