1 Corinthians 15:37

1 Corinthians 15:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:37

35But someone may ask, “How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?” 36What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. 38Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. 39Similarly there are different kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.

1 Corinthians 15:37 word by word

καὶ ὃ σπείρεις, οὐ τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον σπείρεις ἀλλὰ γυμνὸν κόκκον, εἰ τύχοι, σίτου ἤ τινος τῶν λοιπῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thatεἰei · ifG1487
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou sowestσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• shall beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• bareγυμνόςgumnos · nakedG1131
• grainκόκκοςkokkos · seedG2848
• it may chanceτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• of wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• orἤē · orG2228
• of someτιςtis · oneG5100
• otherλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Thou sowest not that body that shall be - This is decomposed, and becomes the means of nourishing the whole plant, roots, stalk, leaves, ear, and full corn in the ear.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37And that which thou sowest - The seed which is sown. Not that body that shall be - You sow one kernel which is to produce many others. They shall not be the same that is sown. They will be new kernels raised from that; of the same kind, indeed, and showing their intimate and necessary connection with that which is sown. It is implied here that the body which will be raised will not be the same in the sense that the same particles of matter shall compose…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. 37-39Just as a plant's shape does not look like its seed, the seed still determines the plant's growth. Similarly, the resurrection body will differ from the current body but will still be recognizable as the same person.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. not that body that shall be--a body beautiful and no longer a "bare grain" [Bengel]. No longer without stalk or ear, but clothed with blade and ears, and yielding many grains instead of only one [Grotius]. There is not an identity of all the particles of the old and the new body. For the perpetual transmutation of matter is inconsistent with this. But there is a hidden germ which constitutes the identity of body amidst all outward changes: the outward…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:37

• Body
• Botany
• Immortality
• Resurrection
• Seed

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Grain
• 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