1 Corinthians 15:37

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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 15:37 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

1 Corinthians 15:37 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.

1 Corinthians 15:37 New Century Version (NCV)

And when you sow it, it does not have the same “body” it will have later. What you sow is only a bare seed, maybe wheat or something else.

1 Corinthians 15:37 American Standard Version (ASV)

and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind

1 Corinthians 15:37 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.

1 Corinthians 15:37 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.

1 Corinthians 15:37 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The seed you sow is not the body (the plant) which it is going to become, but it is a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or some other grain.

1 Corinthians 15:37 New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

1 Corinthians 15:37 The Passion Translation (TPT)

And what you sow is not the body that will come into being, but the bare seed. And it’s hard to tell whether it’s wheat or some other seed.

1 Corinthians 15:37 English Standard Version 2016 (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.