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1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15:36

The Resurrection Body · 1 Corinthians 15:35–49
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Translations

Modern
You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
Traditional
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Literal
You Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
Latin
Insipiens, tu quod seminas non vivificatur, nisi prius moriatur:

Original

Greek
English
You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Notes

1 Corinthians 15:36

You fool!: Paul’s strong response suggests skepticism. It might also imply that the answer cannot be known.

1 Corinthians 15:35–58

Paul talks about what resurrection bodies are like, possibly answering doubts. In the Greco-Roman world, people often believed the soul was immortal, but not that the body could rise again.

1 Corinthians 15:1–58

Some church members doubted a future resurrection of the dead. Paul reassures them and addresses their skeptical questions by discussing the nature of a resurrection body.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Body Body of Christ Death Eschatology First Letter to the Corinthians Glorification Intermediate State Man New Creation, New Creature Parousia Peter, the Apostle Place of the Dead Resurrection Second Adam Sleep

Topics

Body: Resurrection of Botany: Laws of Nature in the Vegetable Kingdom Uniform in Action Immortality: General Scriptures Concerning Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Seed: Sowing of Necessary to Its Productiveness Seed: Sowing of, Type of Burial of the Body Seed: Sowing, Illustrative of The Burial of the Body The Resurrection is not Contrary to Reason The Resurrection: Illustrated