1 Corinthians 15:38

and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

Young's Literal Translation

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 dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

39All flesh [is] not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds;

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Cross References

Psalms 104:14Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Mark 4:26And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on 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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