1 Corinthians 15:42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in the perishable, it is raised in imperishability.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
In Context
43It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.
Psalms 16:10For thou will not leave my soul to Sheol, nor will thou allow thy holy man to see corruption.
Psalms 49:14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.
Daniel 12:3And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.
Luke 20:35but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
Acts 2:31Having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left behind in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:36-51
The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 37 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: 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts,… Read the whole commentary →