1 Corinthians 15:38

but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

Revised Version 1895

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 that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

39All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.

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Cross References

Psalms 104:14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; that he may bring forth food out of the earth:

Mark 4:26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

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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