39. People, animals, birds, and fish are each made of flesh, but none of them are alike.
40. Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others.
41. The sun isn't like the moon, the moon isn't like the stars, and each star is different.
42. That's how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live for ever.
43. These ugly and weak bodies will become beautiful and strong.
44. As there are physical bodies, there are spiritual bodies. And our physical bodies will be changed into spiritual bodies.
45. The first man was named Adam, and the Scriptures tell us that he was a living person. But Jesus, who may be called the last Adam, is a life-giving spirit.
46. We see that the one with a spiritual body did not come first. He came after the one who had a physical body.
47. The first man was made from the dust of the earth, but the second man came from heaven.
48. Everyone on earth has a body like the body of the one who was made from the dust of the earth. And everyone in heaven has a body like the body of the one who came from heaven.
49. Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven.
50. My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means that they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts for ever.