1 Corinthians 15:36
1 Corinthians 15:36 New King James Version (NKJV)
Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
1 Corinthians 15:35-38 The Message (MSG)
Some skeptic is sure to ask, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don’t look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different.
1 Corinthians 15:36 King James Version (KJV)
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die
1 Corinthians 15:36 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies
1 Corinthians 15:36 New Century Version (NCV)
Foolish person! When you sow a seed, it must die in the ground before it can live and grow.
1 Corinthians 15:36 American Standard Version (ASV)
Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die
1 Corinthians 15:36 New International Version (NIV)
How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
1 Corinthians 15:36 Amplified Bible (AMP)
You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.
1 Corinthians 15:36 New Living Translation (NLT)
What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first.