1 Corinthians 15:35
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
C. The Manner of the Resurrection[a]
35 [b]But someone may say, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come back?”
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- 15:35–58 Paul imagines two objections that the Corinthians could raise: one concerning the manner of the resurrection (how?), the other pertaining to the qualities of the risen body (what kind?). These questions probably lie behind their denial of the resurrection (1 Cor 15:12), and seem to reflect the presumption that no kind of body other than the one we now possess would be possible. Paul deals with these objections in inverse order, in 1 Cor 15:36–49 and 1 Cor 15:50–58. His argument is fundamentally theological and its appeal is to the understanding.
- 15:35–49 Paul approaches the question of the nature of the risen body (what kind of body?) by means of two analogies: the seed (1 Cor 15:36–44) and the first man, Adam (1 Cor 15:45–49).
1 Corinthians 15:35
King James Version
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
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1 Corinthians 15:35
English Standard Version
The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, (A)“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”
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