1 Corinthians 15:37 Parallel Translations

What you plant, whether it's wheat or something else, is only a seed. It doesn't have the form that the plant will have.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

ASV:

and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

BBE:

And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;

DBY:

And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest:

ERV:

and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

WEY:

and as for what you sow, it is not the plant which is to be that you are sowing, but a bare grain, of wheat (it may be)

WBS:

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain; it may be of wheat, or of some other grain:

WEB:

That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

YLT:

and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

1 Corinthians 15:37 Cross References

XREF:

1 Corinthians 15:36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;

1 Corinthians 15:38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

15:37 And that which thou sowest... bare grain. We sow, not the plant that comes forth, but only a bare seed.

WES:

15:37 Thou sowest not the body that shall be - Produced from the seed committed to the ground, but a bare, naked grain, widely different from that which will afterward rise out of the earth.

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:

Bare Body Chance Grain Kernel Kind Maybe Perhaps Plant Rest Seed Sort Sow Sowest Sowing Wheat

Bare Body Chance Earth Grain Kernel Kind Maybe Others Perhaps Plant Seed Something Sort Sow Sowest Sowing Wheat

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