1 Corinthians 15:45 (WEB)

Passage

So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:46 However that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.

1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "written", "first", "adam", "became", "living", "soul", and "genesis". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "written", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "It is sown a natural body it..." into verse 46's "However that which is spiritual isn t...", so "Spirit" and "written" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "written" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.