1 Corinthians 15:42
40 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.
41 The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
43 It is sown in dishonor; 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. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- KJV
- So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
- WEB
- So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- ASV
- So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
- DARBY
- Thus also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.
- BLB
- So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility;
- ÅB
- Så er det og med de dødes oppstandelse. Det såes i forgjengelighet; det står opp i uforgjengelighet;
- OTB
- Slik er det med oppstandelsen fra de døde. Kroppen blir plantet forgjengelig, den blir oppreist uforgjengelig;
- B1930
- Så er det og med de dødes opstandelse. Det såes i forgjengelighet; det opstår i uforgjengelighet;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
Read in contextMatthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:20–21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Read in contextRomans 8:21
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Read in context1 Peter 1:4
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:50–54
Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Read in contextActs 2:31
Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
Read in contextActs 2:27
because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
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