1 Corinthians 15:43
sown weak, it rises strong; sown a human body, it rises a spiritual body.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
In Context
44As surely as there is a human body, there is also a spiritual body.
Cross References
Psalms 102:23He has broken my strength on the way, he has shortened my days.
Matthew 13:43Then will the righteous shine, like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. If you have ears, listen.
Mark 12:24“Is not the reason of your mistake,” answered Jesus, “your ignorance of the scriptures and of the power of God?
2 Corinthians 13:4For though his crucifixion was due to weakness, his life is due to the power of God. And we, also, are weak in his weakness, but with him we will live for you through the power of God.
Philippians 3:10Then indeed I will know Christ, and the power of his resurrection, and all that it means to share his sufferings,
Colossians 3:4When the Christ, who is our life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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 →