"{Thou} fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:" — 1 Corinthians 15:36

1 Corinthians 15:36 · KJV

“{Thou} fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:”

— 1 Corinthians 15:36

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

And 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}:

1 Corinthians 15 — Context

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak {this} to your shame.

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:

And 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}:

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

Cross References

John 12:24

Verily, 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.

Luke 11:40

{Ye} fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

Ephesians 5:15

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Romans 1:22

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Luke 24:25

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

Luke 12:20

But 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? {thy...: Gr. do they require thy soul}