1 Corinthians 15:36 Catholic Bible: Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

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Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.

fool.

Luke 12:20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Luke 24:25 Then he said to them: O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things, Which the prophets have spoken.

Romans 1:22 For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.

Ephesians 5:15 See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise,

that.

John 12:24 Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

Context

The Resurrection Body
35But some man will say: How do the dead rise again? Or with what manner of body shall they come? 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.…

Cross References

Luke 11:40
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make also that which is within?

John 12:24
Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,

1 Corinthians 15:37
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.

James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Lexicon

You
σὺ (sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

fool!
ἄφρων (aphrōn)
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.

What
ὃ (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.

does not come to life
ζωοποιεῖται (zōopoieitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2227: To make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken. From the same as zoon and poieo; tovitalize.

unless
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

it dies.
ἀποθάνῃ (apothanē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 599: To be dying, be about to die, wither, decay. From apo and thnesko; to die off.

Additional Translations
You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

You fool, that which you sow is not quickened, except it die:

Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die.

Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not vivified except it die:

Foolish man! the seed you yourself sow has no life given to it unless it first dies;

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

unwise! thou -- what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

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