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1 Corinthians 15:49-51
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 15:49-51
New Catholic Bible
49 Just as we have borne the image of the man formed from dust, so shall we also bear the likeness of the heavenly one.
50 Where, O Death, Is Your Victory?[a] What I am asserting, brethren, is that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can the perishable inherit what is imperishable.
51 Listen while I tell you a mystery. We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed
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- 1 Corinthians 15:50 Using images traditional in the Bible, Paul describes in a few lines the great day of universal salvation, when humanity reaches its destiny.
1 Corinthians 15:49-51
New International Version
1 Corinthians 15:49-51
New International Version
49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,(A) so shall we[a] bear the image of the heavenly man.(B)
50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood(C) cannot inherit the kingdom of God,(D) nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.(E) 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery:(F) We will not all sleep,(G) but we will all be changed(H)—
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- 1 Corinthians 15:49 Some early manuscripts so let us
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