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1 Corinthians 15:37 — King James Version← Study notes

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 15:37Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:3719 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ho
whatrelative pronounG3739
σπείρειςspeireis
you sowverbG4687
οὐou
notadverbG3756
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σῶμαsōma
bodynounG4983
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
γενησόμενονgenēsomenon
will beverbG1096
σπείρειςspeireis
you sowverbG4687
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
γυμνὸνgymnon
a bareadjectiveG1131
κόκκονkokkon
grainnounG2848
εἰei
ifwordG1487
τύχοιtychoi
it would beverbG5177
σίτουsitou
of wheatnounG4621
ē
orwordG2228
τινοςtinos
of somepronounG5100
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
λοιπῶνloipōn
restadjectiveG3062
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:37

“And he who sows, sows not that body that shall be. ” For the things before spoken meet the question, “how they are raised;” but this, the doubt, “with what manner of body they come.” But what is, “you sow not that body which shall be?” Not an entire ear of grain, nor new grain. For here his discourse no longer regards the resurrection, but the manner of the resurrection, what is the kind of body which shall rise again; as whether it be of the same kind, or better and more…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 41 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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