1 Corinthians 15:35-44

1 Corinthians 15:35-44

[35] But  some  man will say,  How  the dead  raised up?  and  with what  body  do they come?  [36] Thou fool,  that which  thou  sowest  not  quickened,  it die:  [37] And  that which  thou sowest,  not  that body  that shall be,  but  bare  grain,  it may chance  of wheat,  or  of some  other  [38] But  God  giveth  it  a body  as  it hath pleased him,  and  to every  seed  his own  body.  [39] All  flesh  is not  the same  flesh:  but  there is one  kind of flesh  of men,  another  flesh  of beasts,  another  of fishes,  and  another  of birds.  [40] There are also  celestial  bodies,  and  bodies  terrestrial:  but  the glory  of the celestial  is one,  and  the glory of the terrestrial  is another.  [41] There is one  glory  of the sun,  and  another  glory  of the moon,  and  another  glory  of the stars:  for  one star  differeth from  another star  in  glory.  [42] So  also  is the resurrection  of the dead.  It is sown  in  corruption;  it is raised  in  incorruption:  [43] It is sown  in  dishonour;  it is raised  in  glory:  it is sown  in  weakness;  it is raised  in  power:  [44] It is sown  a natural  body;  it is raised  a spiritual  body.  a natural  body,  and  a spiritual  body. 

What does 1 Corinthians 15:35-44 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

A key word in this section of Paul"s argument is "body" (Gr. soma), which occurs10 times compared to no times in the first34verses. The apostle proceeded to offer two sets of analogies (seeds, 1 Corinthians 15:36-38; and types of bodies, 1 Corinthians 15:39-41) that he then applied to the resurrection of the dead ( 1 Corinthians 15:42-44).