1 Corinthians 15:37

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;

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

36Foolish 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:

38But God gives it a body, as it is pleasing to him, and to every seed its special body.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:37If any part of the dead body of one of these gets on to any seed for planting, it is clean;

2 Corinthians 2:14But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.

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 →

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