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as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a> And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Just as we have borne the image of the earthly [the man of dust], we will also bear the image of the heavenly [the Man of heaven]. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And just as we have borne the image of the man made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly man. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As we have worn the likeness of the man who was made from the dust of the earth, we will also wear the likeness of the man who came from heaven. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Just as we wear the likeness of the man made of earth, so we will wear the likeness of the Man from heaven. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Just as we have borne the likeness of the man who was made from dust, we will also bear the likeness of the man from heaven. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a> And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let us also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And as we have borne a resemblance to the earthy one, let us see to it that we also bear a resemblance to the heavenly One.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also let us bear the likeness of the heavenly man. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a> As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and according as we bore the image of the earthly, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly. <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And as we have borne the image of the made of earth, we shall also bear the image of the celestial.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us bear also the image of the heavenly. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, just as we have carried the image of what is earthly, let us also carry the image of what is heavenly. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Just as we have borne the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And as we have worn the image of him who is from the dust, so we shall wear the image of him who is from Heaven.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we must also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.<CM> <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for as we have born the image of the terrestrial, so we shall bear the image of the celestial. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And as we have borne a resemblance to the earthy one, let us see to it that we also bear a resemblance to the heavenly One. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the Heavenly. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3638" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Resurrection Body</a> …48As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">just as</a> <a href="/greek/5409.htm" title="5409: ephoresamen (V-AIA-1P) -- To carry, wear, bear constantly. From phoros; to have a burden, i.e. to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment.">we have borne</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikona (N-AFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">likeness</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/5517.htm" title="5517: choikou (Adj-GMS) -- Earthy, made of earth. From choos; dusty or dirty, i.e. terrene.">earthly man,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">so also</a> <a href="/greek/5409.htm" title="5409: phoresomen (V-FIA-1P) -- To carry, wear, bear constantly. From phoros; to have a burden, i.e. to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment.">shall we bear</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikona (N-AFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">likeness</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2032.htm" title="2032: epouraniou (Adj-GMS) -- From epi and ouranos; above the sky.">heavenly man.</a> 50Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a> For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a> who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a> And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Colossians 3:10</a> and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-27</a> Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-19</a> Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come. ... <a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">Genesis 5:3</a> When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">2 Peter 1:4</a> Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">Ephesians 4:24</a> and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. <a href="/john/3-6.htm">John 3:6</a> Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. <a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Romans 6:5</a> For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a> For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. <a href="/luke/20-36.htm">Luke 20:36</a> In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.as.<a href="/genesis/5-3.htm">Genesis 5:3</a> And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:we shall.<a href="/matthew/13-43.htm">Matthew 13:43</a> Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.<a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a> For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.<a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">2 Corinthians 3:18</a> But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-2.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/romans/9-22.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Earthy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-7.htm">Image</a> <a href="/romans/14-13.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Resemblance</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/8-3.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">Earthly</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-47.htm">Earthy</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">Image</a> <a href="/galatians/5-26.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Resemblance</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a> 12. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a> 16. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a> 35. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a> 51. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man This phrase refers to humanity's connection to Adam, the first man created by God, as described in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>. Adam is often seen as a representative of humanity, and his fall into sin (Genesis 3) brought about a sinful nature that all humans inherit. The "earthly man" signifies our physical and mortal nature, subject to decay and death, as a result of Adam's disobedience. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a>, which explains how sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin. The likeness of the earthly man includes our physical bodies, which are made from dust and return to dust (<a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>).so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man The "heavenly man" refers to Jesus Christ, who is often called the "second Adam" or "last Adam" (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45-47</a>). Unlike the first Adam, Jesus is from heaven and embodies the perfect, sinless nature that believers are destined to share. This transformation is part of the Christian hope of resurrection, where believers will receive glorified bodies like that of the risen Christ (<a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a>). The likeness of the heavenly man signifies a future state of immortality and incorruption, as described later in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52-54</a>. This promise is rooted in the resurrection of Jesus, which is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20</a>), assuring believers of their future resurrection and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, providing teachings on the resurrection of the dead and the transformation of believers. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_corinth.htm">The Church in Corinth</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse and often troubled congregation in the ancient city of Corinth, dealing with issues of division, immorality, and doctrinal confusion. 3. <a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a> Referred to as the "earthly man," representing humanity's fallen nature and the physical body subject to sin and death. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The "heavenly man," representing the resurrected and glorified state that believers will share, embodying the hope of eternal life and transformation. 5. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a> The event and doctrine central to this passage, emphasizing the future transformation of believers into a glorified state like that of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_transformation.htm">The Reality of Transformation</a> Believers are assured of a future transformation where they will bear the likeness of Christ, moving from mortality to immortality. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Our identity is not solely tied to our earthly existence but is rooted in the promise of becoming like the heavenly man, Jesus Christ. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_resurrection.htm">Hope in Resurrection</a> The resurrection is not just a future event but a present hope that shapes how we live, encouraging us to live in light of eternity. <a href="/topical/v/victory_over_sin_and_death.htm">Victory Over Sin and Death</a> Through Christ, believers have victory over sin and death, as the promise of bearing His likeness assures us of eternal life. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_new_creations.htm">Living as New Creations</a> As we anticipate our future transformation, we are called to live as new creations, reflecting Christ's character in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a> <a href="/q/when_were_the_psalms_composed.htm">What are the celestial, terrestrial, and telestial kingdoms?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_resurrection_body.htm">What is a resurrection body?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'see_him_as_he_is'_mean.htm">What does "We shall see Him as He is" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_upward_call_of_god.htm">What is the upward call of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49) We shall also bear the image of the heavenly.--Better, let us bear also the image of the heavenly. Such is the reading of the best MSS. The words transport the thoughts of the reader to the future glory, and, at the same moment, show a light on present duty. The resurrection life is to be begun in us even now. "If by any means we can attain to the resurrection of the dead" (<a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm" title="But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.">2Corinthians 3:18</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm" title="Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like to his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things to himself.">Philippians 3:21</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 49. - We shall also bear the image of the heavenly (for the fact, see <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a>). For "we shall bear," the best manuscripts (א, A, C, D, E, F, G, etc.) read "Let us bear." Our reading is, however, supported by B, and this is just one of the cases in which manuscript evidence (or as it is called "diplomatic evidence") has a minimum value, and other evidence (paradiplomatic) is decisive. For (1) the pronunciation of the indicative and subjunctive at that time was almost identical, because in conversation the vowels seem to have been much slurred; and (2) there was a universal tendency to substitute hortative for direct forms, with a view to edification (as in <a href="/1_corinthians/14-15.htm">1 Corinthians 14:15</a>; <a href="/romans/6-2.htm">Romans 6:2, 8</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">2 Corinthians 5:11</a>, etc.). Here the exhortation would ruin the texture of the argument. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. just as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. we have borne ἐφορέσαμεν (ephoresamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5409.htm">Strong's 5409: </a> To carry, wear, bear constantly. From phoros; to have a burden, i.e. to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. likeness εἰκόνα (eikona) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earthly [man], χοϊκοῦ (choikou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5517.htm">Strong's 5517: </a> Earthy, made of earth. From choos; dusty or dirty, i.e. terrene. so also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. shall we bear φορέσομεν (phoresomen) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5409.htm">Strong's 5409: </a> To carry, wear, bear constantly. From phoros; to have a burden, i.e. to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. likeness εἰκόνα (eikona) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heavenly [man]. ἐπουρανίου (epouraniou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2032.htm">Strong's 2032: </a> From epi and ouranos; above the sky. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">1 Corinthians 15:49 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-49.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:49 As we have borne the image (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:50" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>