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1 Corinthians 15:35–36

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But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
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From verse 35

  1. Ezekiel 37:3Rank 1 from verse 35
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    3And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.

  2. 1 Corinthians 15:38–53Rank 2 from verse 35
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    38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

    39All 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.

    40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

    41There 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.

    42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

    43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

    44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

    45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

    46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

    47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

    48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

    49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

    50Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

    51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

  3. Philippians 3:21Rank 3 from verse 35
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    21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

  4. Romans 9:19Rank 4 from verse 35
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    19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

  5. Ecclesiastes 11:5Rank 5 from verse 35
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    5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

From verse 36

  1. John 12:24Rank 1 from verse 36
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

  2. Luke 11:40Rank 2 from verse 36
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    40Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

  3. Ephesians 5:15Rank 3 from verse 36
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    15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

  4. Luke 12:20Rank 4 from verse 36
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    20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  5. Luke 24:25Rank 5 from verse 36
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    25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

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1 Corinthians 15:35

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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raised

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of raise. Sense 1: To rouse; to stir up. Sense 2: To lift or set upright. Sense 3: To exalt. Sense 4: To build or produce. Sense 5: To call forth. Sense 6: To restore to life.

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body

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Sense 1: The material frame of a person or creature. Sense 2: A visible form, mass, or main substance. Sense 3: A unified whole or company composed of members. Sense 4: Substantial reality distinguished from a shadow.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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1 Corinthians 15:36

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

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15:35But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

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15:36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

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15:37And 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:

15:38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

15:39All 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.

15:40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

15:41There 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.

15:42So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

15:43It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

15:44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

15:45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

15:46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

15:47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

15:48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

15:49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

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