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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Primary biblical passage for image of God.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Primary biblical passage for image of God.
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Bible verse on bearing the image of the heavenly Man.
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
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This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis witness to image and likeness language.
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Image of God language in human dignity context.
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
New man renewed after image of Creator.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bible passage on spirit, soul, and body, but the card is not tightly tied to this page's core historical question.
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Bible verse on Adam and the life-giving Christ.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
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And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:
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For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
Bible verse on resurrection through Christ by man.
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Bible text on God making man upright.
The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Bible verse contrasting the man of dust and the Lord from heaven.
As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Bible verse on earthly and heavenly people.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Bible text distinguishing body and soul.
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Bible saying on the spirit of man.
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
Bible passage on natural and spiritual body in resurrection.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
Bible saying about soul and breath of mankind.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
Bible passage about sound doctrine and wholesome words.
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Bible passage about abiding in the doctrine of Christ.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
New man created after God in holiness.
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Bible text about fleshly passions and human conduct.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Bible verse tied to Adam and resurrection life.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
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For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
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