1 Corinthians 15:42

1 Corinthians 15:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
• New International Version (NIV)So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;
• English Standard Version (ESV)So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:42

40There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is different from that of the earthly ones. 41There is a splendor of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; in fact, one star differs from another star in splendor. So it is with the resurrection of the dead: Sown in corruption, raised in incorruption; 43sown in dishonor, raised in glory; sown in weakness, raised in power; 44sown a natural body, raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

1 Corinthians 15:42 word by word

Οὕτως καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις τῶν νεκρῶν. σπείρεται ἐν φθορᾷ, ἐγείρεται ἐν ἀφθαρσίᾳ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• of the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• It is sownσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• corruptionφθοράphthora · corruptionG5356
• it is raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• incorruptionἀφθαρσίαaphtharsia · incorruptibilityG861

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:42

• 1 Corinthians 15:50What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption.
• Daniel 12:3Those who have insight will shine like the bright expanse of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
• Matthew 13:43Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Let anyone who has ears listen.
• Philippians 3:20Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Genesis 3:19You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust.”
• Job 17:14and say to corruption, “You are my father,” and to the maggot, “My mother” or “My sister,”
• Psalms 16:10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.
• Psalms 49:9so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.
• Isaiah 38:17Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such intense bitterness; but your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.
• Acts 2:27because you will not abandon me in Hades or allow your holy one to see decay.
• Acts 13:34As to his raising him from the dead, never to return to decay, he has spoken in this way, I will give you the holy and sure promises of David.
• Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
• Romans 8:21that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
• 1 Corinthians 15:52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
• Luke 20:35But those who are counted worthy to take part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
• 1 Peter 1:4and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42So also is the resurrection of the dead - That is, the bodies of the dead, though all immortal, shall possess different degrees of splendor and glory, according to the state of holiness in which their respective souls were found. The rabbins have some crude notions concerning different degrees of glory, which the righteous shall possess in the kingdom of heaven. They make out seven degrees: - "The first of which is possessed by צדיקים tsaddikim, the just…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42So also is the resurrection - In a manner similar to the grain that is sown, and to the different degrees of splendor and magnificence in the bodies in the sky and on the earth. The dead shall be raised in a manner analogous to the springing up of grain; and there shall be a difference between the body here and the body in the resurrection. It is sown - In death. As we sow or plant the kernel in the earth. In corruption - In the grave; in a place where it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-50Verses 35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like it, year after year, in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-44Resurrection bodies will be very different from our mortal bodies, just as plants differ from the seeds they grow from.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. sown--Following up the image of seed. A delightful word instead of burial. in corruption--liable to corruption: corruptible: not merely a prey when dead to corruption; as the contrast shows, "raised in incorruption," that is, not liable to corruption: incorruptible.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:42

• Body
• Corruption
• Immortality
• Resurrection

In the dictionaries

• Resurrection of the dead
• Adam
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings