1 Corinthians 15:46
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.”
πνευματικός
Spiritual, of the Spirit. Pneumatikos. The spiritual blessings Paul speaks of are not earthly upgrades — they are realities that exist in the heavenly realm, given to us in Christ. We are already seated with Him in heavenly places.
ψυχικός
natural,
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ψυχικός
sensitive, i.e. animate (in distinction on the one hand from G4152 (πνευματικός), which is the higher or renovated nature; and on the other from G5446 (φυσικός), which is the lower or bestial nature)
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πρῶτος
first was
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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ἔπειτα
then
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ἔπειτα
thereafter
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