1 Corinthians 15:35-41
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The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.(A) 37 And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. 38 But God gives it a body as he has chosen and to each kind of seed its own body. 39 Not all flesh is alike, but there is one flesh for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40 There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory.
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1 Corinthians 15:35-41
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The Resurrection Body
35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? What kind of body will they have when they come back?” 36 You fool! The seed you plant does not come to life unless it dies, 37 and what you plant is not the form that it will be, but a bare kernel, whether it is wheat or something else. 38 But God gives the plant[a] the form he wants it to have, and to each kind of seed its own form. 39 Not all flesh is the same.[b] Humans have one kind of flesh,[c] animals in general have another,[d] birds have another,[e] and fish have still another. 40 There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of those in heaven is of one kind, and that of those on earth is of another. 41 One kind of splendor belongs to the sun, another[f] to the moon, and still another[g] to the stars. In fact, one star differs from another star in splendor.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:38 The Gk. lacks the plant
- 1 Corinthians 15:39 Lit. the same flesh
- 1 Corinthians 15:39 The Gk. lacks of flesh
- 1 Corinthians 15:39 Lit. another kind of flesh
- 1 Corinthians 15:39 Lit. another kind of flesh
- 1 Corinthians 15:41 Lit. another kind of splendor
- 1 Corinthians 15:41 Lit. another kind of splendor
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