1 Corinthians 15:36New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened, except it die:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not vivified except it die:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Fool; what *thou* sowest is not quickened unless it die.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Simple one! What, thou, sowest, is not quickened, except it die;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— unwise! thou—what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Senseless man, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die first.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— O foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened except it die.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— O, you foolish man! The seed which you sow does not sprout unless it dies.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Fool, the seed which thou sowest, unless it die, lives not:
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— Foolish man! The seed which thou sowest, is not quickened, unless it die. |
[ Thou] fool,
878 {0878} Primeἄφρωνaphron{af'-rone}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving.
that which
3739 {3739} Primeὅςhos{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
thou
4771 {4771} Primeσύsu{soo}
The personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou.
sowest
4687 {4687} Primeσπείρωspeiro{spi'-ro}
Probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, that is, sow (literally or figuratively).
z5719 <5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 3019
is
y2227 [2227] Standardζῳοποιέωzoopoieo{dzo-op-oy-eh'-o}
From the same as G2226 and G4160; to ( re-) vitalize (literally or figuratively).
z0 <0000> Grammar
The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.
not
3756 {3756} Primeοὐou{oo}
A primary word; the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not.
quickened,
2227 {2227} Primeζῳοποιέωzoopoieo{dzo-op-oy-eh'-o}
From the same as G2226 and G4160; to ( re-) vitalize (literally or figuratively).
z5743 <5743> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Passive (See G5786) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 271
except
3362 {3362} Primeἐὰν μεean me{eh-an' may}
That is, G1437 and G3361; if not, that is, unless.
it die:
599 {0599} Primeἀποθνῄσκωapothnesko{ap-oth-nace'-ko}
From G0575 and G2348; to die off (literally or figuratively).
z5632 <5632> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Subjunctive (See G5792) Count - 449 |
1 Corinthians 15:36
_ _ fool — with all thy boasted philosophy (Psalms 14:1).
_ _ that which thou — “thou,” emphatical: appeal to the objector’s own experience: “The seed which thou thyself sowest.” Paul, in this verse and in 1 Corinthians 15:42, answers the question of 1 Corinthians 15:35, “How?” and in 1 Corinthians 15:37-41, 1 Corinthians 15:43, the question, “With what kind of body?” He converts the very objection (the death of the natural body) into an argument. Death, so far from preventing quickening, is the necessary prelude and prognostication of it, just as the seed “is not quickened” into a new sprout with increased produce, “except it die” (except a dissolution of its previous organization takes place). Christ by His death for us has not given us a reprieve from death as to the life which we have from Adam; nay, He permits the law to take its course on our fleshly nature; but He brings from Himself new spiritual and heavenly life out of death (1 Corinthians 15:37). |
1 Corinthians 15:36
To the inquiry concerning the manner of rising, and the quality of the bodies that rise, the Apostle answers first by a similitude, 1 Corinthians 15:36-42, and then plainly and directly, 1 Corinthians 15:42-43. That which thou sowest, is not quickened into new life and verdure, except it die — Undergo a dissolution of its parts, a change analogous to death. Thus St. Paul inverts the objection; as if he had said, Death is so far from hindering life, that it necessarily goes before it. |
1 Corinthians 15:36
(21) [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
(21) You might have learned either of these, Paul says, by daily experience: for seeds are sown, and rot, and yet nonetheless they are far from perishing, but rather they grow up far more beautiful. And whereas they are sown naked and dry, they spring up green from death by the power of God: and does it seem incredible to you that our bodies should rise from corruption, and that endued with a far more excellent quality? |
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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?
Luke 24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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- that:
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.
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