Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. New Living Translation There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. English Standard Version There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is of one kind, and the glory of the earthly is of another. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But truly the glory of the heavenly is one kind, and that of the earthly is another. King James Bible There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. New King James Version There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. New American Standard Bible There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. NASB 1995 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. NASB 1977 There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. Legacy Standard Bible There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one, and the glory of the earthly is another. Amplified Bible There are also heavenly bodies [sun, moon and stars] and earthly bodies [humans, animals, and plants], but the glory and beauty of the heavenly is one kind, and the glory of the earthly is another. Christian Standard Bible There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is different from that of the earthly ones. Holman Christian Standard Bible There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is different from that of the earthly ones. American Standard Version There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And there is a Heavenly body and there is an Earthly body, but there is one glory of the Heavenly and another of the Earthly. Contemporary English Version Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others. Douay-Rheims Bible And there are bodies celestial, and bodies terrestrial: but, one is the glory of the celestial, and another of the terrestrial. English Revised Version There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. GOD'S WORD® Translation There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. Heavenly bodies don't all have the same splendor, neither do earthly bodies. Good News Translation And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; the beauty that belongs to heavenly bodies is different from the beauty that belongs to earthly bodies. International Standard Version There are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of those in heaven is of one kind, and that of those on earth is of another. Literal Standard Version and [there are] heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but one [is] the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly; Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the brightness of the heavenly is one kind and that of the earthly another. NET Bible And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another. New Revised Standard Version There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another. New Heart English Bible There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. Webster's Bible Translation There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. Weymouth New Testament There are bodies which are celestial and there are bodies which are earthly, but the glory of the celestial ones is one thing, and that of the earthly ones is another. World English Bible There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. Young's Literal Translation and there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one is the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly; Additional Translations ... Context The Resurrection Body…39Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. 40There 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. 41The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 15:39 Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. 1 Corinthians 15:41 The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor. Treasury of Scripture There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. Jump to Previous Bodies Celestial Different Differs Earth Earthly Glory Heaven Heavenly Kind Ones SplendorJump to Next Bodies Celestial Different Differs Earth Earthly Glory Heaven Heavenly Kind Ones Splendor1 Corinthians 15 1. By Christ's resurrection,12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection, 16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body. 21. The fruit, 35. and the manner thereof; 51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day. (40) There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial.--It is held by many that this is a distinct illustration from that which occurs in the next verse, and that the "celestial bodies" here spoken of are the bodies of angels, whose appearances on earth are accompanied (see Matthew 28:3; Acts 12:7) by a blaze of glory or light. It is better, perhaps, to regard it as a general statement of what is expanded in 1Corinthians 15:41. The force of the three analogies introduced in this whole argument is that identity of matter is preserved amid variety of form, and on this point the difference between angelic bodies and human bodies would have no bearing. Between the earthly things and the heavenly things, such as the sun, moon, and stars, there is an identity of substance, but an infinite variety of form and of glory.Verse 40. - There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial. The words are often misunderstood. The "celestial bodies" are not the sun, moon, and stars of the next verse - for that would be a false antithesis to "bodies terrestrial" - but bodies (or organisms) which belong to heavenly beings, such as the resurrection body of our Lord and of glorified saints, or even in some sense of angels (Matthew 22:30). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [There are] alsoκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. heavenly ἐπουράνια (epourania) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 2032: From epi and ouranos; above the sky. bodies σώματα (sōmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. earthly ἐπίγεια (epigeia) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1919: From epi and ge; worldly. bodies. σώματα (sōmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. But ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. splendor δόξα (doxa) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heavenly [bodies] ἐπουρανίων (epouraniōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2032: From epi and ouranos; above the sky. [is of] one [degree], ἑτέρα (hetera) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the splendor] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earthly [bodies] ἐπιγείων (epigeiōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1919: From epi and ge; worldly. [is of] another. ἑτέρα (hetera) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. Links 1 Corinthians 15:40 NIV1 Corinthians 15:40 NLT 1 Corinthians 15:40 ESV 1 Corinthians 15:40 NASB 1 Corinthians 15:40 KJV 1 Corinthians 15:40 BibleApps.com 1 Corinthians 15:40 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 15:40 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 15:40 French Bible 1 Corinthians 15:40 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) |
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