Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 15:45
American Standard Version
So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam `became' a life-giving spirit.
Amplified® Bible
Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being (an individual personality); the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving Spirit [restoring the dead to life].
Contemporary English Version
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.
Darby English Version
Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit.
Good News Bible
For the scripture says, "The first man, Adam, was created a living being"; but the last Adam is the life-giving Spirit.
International Standard Version
This, indeed, is what is written: "The first man, Adam, became a living being." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
King James Version
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
New American Standard Bible
So also it is written, "The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL. The last Adam {became} a life-giving spirit."
New International Version
So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
New King James Version
And so it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So also the scriptures say, "The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL " The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
so also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,' the last Adam `is' for a life-giving spirit,
