1 Corinthians 15:37
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And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be: but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest.

Context
The Resurrection Body
36Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first. 37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be: but bare grain, as of wheat, or of some of the rest. 38But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:36
Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

1 Corinthians 15:38
But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body.

Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

what
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you sow
σπείρεις (speireis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

[is] not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body
σῶμα (sōma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

that
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

will be,
γενησόμενον (genēsomenon)
Verb - Future Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

[just]
σπείρεις (speireis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow.

a seed,
κόκκον (kokkon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2848: A kernel, grain, seed. Apparently a primary word; a kernel of seed.

perhaps
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

of wheat
σίτου (sitou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4621: Wheat, grain. Also plural irregular neuter sita of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

something
τινος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

else.
λοιπῶν (loipōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3062: Left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others. Masculine plural of a derivative of leipo; remaining ones.


Additional Translations
And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

And what you sow is not the body that will be, but you sow a bare grain, if it may be of wheat, or of some of the rest.

And that which you sow, you sow not that body that shall be, but bore grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

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;

And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest:

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;

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain; it may be of wheat, or of some other grain:

and as for what you sow, it is not the plant which is to be that you are sowing, but a bare grain, of wheat (it may be)

That which you sow, you don't sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,
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