1 Corinthians 15:38

For God gives it a body according to his will, and according to each seed’s proper body.

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In The King James Version

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

In Context

37And what you sow is not the body that will be in the future, but a bare grain, such as of wheat, or of some other grain.

39Not all flesh is the same flesh. But one is indeed of men, another truly is of beasts, another is of birds, and another is of fish.

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Cross References

Psalms 104:14he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.

Mark 4:26And he said: “The kingdom of God is like this: it is as if a man were to cast seed on the land.

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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