1 Corinthians 15:37
And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be; but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
36Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.
38But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:37If it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.
2 Corinthians 2:14Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ Jesus, and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place.
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 →