1 Corinthians 15:43
it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Cross References
Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. But let the one having ears, hear.
Mark 12:24And Jesus responding, said to them; Therefore do you not err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?
2 Corinthians 13:4For indeed he was crucified from weakness, but he lives by the power of God: for we indeed are weak in him, but we shall live with him through the power of God unto you.
Philippians 3:10to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Colossians 3:4when Christ, your life, may appear, then will you also 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 →