1 Corinthians 15:36 Parallel Translations
NASB: You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; (NASB ©1995)
GWT: You fool! The seed you plant doesn't come to life unless it dies first.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
ASV: Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:
BBE: Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:
DBY: Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die.
ERV: Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened, except it die:
WEY: Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;
WBS: Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not vivified except it die:
WEB: You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
YLT: unwise! thou -- what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;
1 Corinthians 15:36 Cross References
XREF:Luke 11:40 "You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 15:36 {21} [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
(21) You might have learned either of these, Paul says, by daily experience: for seeds are sown, and rot, and yet nonetheless they are far from perishing, but rather they grow up far more beautiful. And whereas they are sown naked and dry, they spring up green from death by the power of God: and does it seem incredible to you that our bodies should rise from corruption, and that endued with a far more excellent quality?
PNT: 15:36 [Thou] fool. The idea is, slow of understanding. Why cannot you learn the lesson nature teaches?
That which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. The grain that thou sowest has to die and be dissolved before it comes forth in a new life. So the body must die and be dissolved.
WES: 15:36 To the inquiry concerning the manner of rising, and the quality of the bodies that rise, the Apostle answers first by a similitude, 1Cor 15:36 - 42, and then plainly and directly, 1Cor 15:42,43. That which thou sowest, is not quickened into new life and verdure, except it die - Undergo a dissolution of its parts, a change analogous to death. Thus St. Paul inverts the objection; as if he had said, Death is so far from hindering life, that it necessarily goes before it.
MHC: 15:35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like it, year after year, in the death and revival of the corn. It is foolish to question the Almighty power of God to raise the dead, when we see it every day quickening and reviving things that are dead. To the second inquiry; The grain undergoes a great change; and so will the dead, when they rise and live again. The seed dies, though a part of it springs into new life, though how it is we cannot fully understand. The works of creation and providence daily teach us to be humble, as well as to admire the Creator's wisdom and goodness. There is a great variety among other bodies, as there is among plants. There is a variety of glory among heavenly bodies. The bodies of the dead, when they rise, will be fitted for the heavenly bodies. The bodies of the dead, when they rise, will be fitted for the heavenly state; and there will be a variety of glories among them. Burying the dead, is like committing seed to the earth, that it may spring out of it again. Nothing is more loathsome than a dead body. But believers shall at the resurrection have bodies, made fit to be for ever united with spirits made perfect. To God all things are possible. He is the Author and Source of spiritual life and holiness, unto all his people, by the supply of his Holy Spirit to the soul; and he will also quicken and change the body by his Spirit. The dead in Christ shall not only rise, but shall rise thus gloriously changed. The bodies of the saints, when they rise again, will be changed. They will be then glorious and spiritual bodies, fitted to the heavenly world and state, where they are ever afterwards to dwell. The human body in its present form, and with its wants and weaknesses, cannot enter or enjoy the kingdom of God. Then let us not sow to the flesh, of which we can only reap corruption. And the body follows the state of the soul. He, therefore, who neglects the life of the soul, casts away his present good; he who refuses to live to God, squanders all he has.
CONC:Alive Death Die Dies Except Fool Foolish Necessary Order Quickened Seed Sow Sowest Thyself Undergo Unless Unwise Vivified
PREV:Alive Death Die Dies Earth Except First Fool Foolish Life Necessary Order Quickened Seed Sow Sowest Thyself Undergo Unless Unwise
NEXT:Alive Death Die Dies Earth Except First Fool Foolish Life Necessary Order Quickened Seed Sow Sowest Thyself Undergo Unless Unwise
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