1 Corinthians 15:37

And, what thou sowest, not the body that shall come into existence, dost thou sow, but a naked kernel—if it so happen, of wheat, or of any of the rest,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

36Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die;

38Howbeit, God, giveth it a body, as he pleased, and, unto each of the seeds, a body of its own.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:37And when any part of the carcase of them shall fall upon seed for sowing, which is to be sown, the same is, clean.

2 Corinthians 2:14But, unto God, be thanks, who, ever, leadeth us in triumph in the Christ, and, the fragrance of the knowledge of him, maketh manifest, through 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 →

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