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A different plant grows from each kind of seed. <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But God gives it a body as He has willed, and to each of the seeds, its own body. <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a> But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a> But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But God gives it a body just as He planned, and to each kind of seed a body of its own [is given]. <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But God gives it a body as he wants, and to each of the seeds its own body. <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But God gives it a body as He wants, and to each of the seeds its own body. <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This is because God gives everything the kind of body he wants it to have. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God gives the plant the form he wants it to have. Each kind of seed grows into its own form. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> God provides that seed with the body he wishes; he gives each seed its own proper body. <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> But God gives the plant the form he wants it to have, and to each kind of seed its own form. <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body. <a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a> But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed its own body. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and to each kind of seed a body of its own. <a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a> But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and God gives a body to it according as He willed, and its proper body to each of the seeds. <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But God gives it a body as He has willed, and to each of the seeds, its own body. <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body. <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And God gives it a body as he would, and to each of the seed its own body.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body. <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For God gives it a body according to his will, and according to each seed’s proper body. <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a> but God gives it a body as he chooses, and to each of the seeds its own body. <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But God gives it a body as it has pleased him, and to every seed, its own natural body. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But God gives it a body just as he chooses and to each one of the grains a body of its nature.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but God gives it a body, as it pleases him; and to every seed, its proper body. <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but God gives it a body as he wished; and to each of the seeds its own body. <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but God giveth it a body as he pleaseth, and to each of the seeds its peculiar body.<CM> <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but God gives it such a body, as he thinks fit, to every seed its peculiar body. <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and to each kind of seed a body of its own. <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but God giveth it a body, even as He willed, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and God giveth it a body as He pleaseth, and to every one of the seeds it's own body. <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3537" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Resurrection Body</a> …37And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else. 38<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: didōsin (V-PIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">gives</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it</a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōma (N-ANS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">a body</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: ēthelēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">He has designed,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekastō (Adj-DMS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">to each kind</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermatōn (N-GNP) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">seed</a> <a href="/greek/2398.htm" title="2398: idion (Adj-ANS) -- Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.">He gives its own</a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōma (N-ANS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body.</a> 39Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11-12</a> Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. / The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. <a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a> So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. <a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24-25</a> And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-30</a> And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? <a href="/mark/4-28.htm">Mark 4:28</a> All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within. <a href="/luke/12-27.htm">Luke 12:27-28</a> Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith! <a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Romans 8:29</a> For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a> Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! <a href="/galatians/6-15.htm">Galatians 6:15</a> For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation. <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a> For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a> who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. <a href="/colossians/3-10.htm">Colossians 3:10</a> and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But God gives it a body as it has pleased him, and to every seed his own body.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-7.htm">1 Corinthians 3:7</a> So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.<a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11,12</a> And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so… <a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14</a> He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-37.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm">Special</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">Willed</a> <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Wished</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-19.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-15.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-39.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-8.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-9.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-4.htm">Proper</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Seeds</a> <a href="/galatians/4-10.htm">Special</a> <a href="/colossians/1-27.htm">Willed</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Wished</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a> 12. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a> 16. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a> 35. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a> 51. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But God gives it a body as He has designed This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and creative power. In the context of <a href="/1_corinthians/15.htm">1 Corinthians 15</a>, Paul is discussing the resurrection of the dead, using the analogy of a seed transforming into a plant. The "body" refers to the resurrected body believers will receive. This reflects <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1:1</a>, where God is the Creator of all things, and <a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a>, which speaks of God's intimate involvement in the formation of each person. The design implies intentionality and purpose, aligning with <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a>, which states believers are created for good works prepared by God.and to each kind of seed He gives its own body This part of the verse highlights the diversity and uniqueness in God's creation. Just as each seed produces a specific plant, each resurrected body will be unique, tailored to the individual. This mirrors the diversity seen in creation in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God creates various kinds of plants and animals. It also connects to <a href="/1_corinthians/12.htm">1 Corinthians 12</a>, where Paul discusses the diversity of spiritual gifts within the body of Christ, emphasizing unity in diversity. The concept of seeds and their transformation can be seen as a type of Christ, who spoke of His death and resurrection using the metaphor of a grain of wheat in <a href="/john/12-24.htm">John 12:24</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, providing teachings on the resurrection of the dead. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and cultural influences, where the early Christian church faced various theological and moral challenges. 3. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection.htm">Resurrection</a> The event and doctrine concerning the rising of the dead, central to Christian belief, particularly emphasized in <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">1 Corinthians 15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a> God is the ultimate designer, giving each seed its own body. This reflects His sovereignty and intentionality in creation. <a href="/topical/t/the_uniqueness_of_each_creation.htm">The Uniqueness of Each Creation</a> Just as each seed has its own body, each person is uniquely created by God. This uniqueness is part of God’s divine plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_resurrection.htm">The Hope of Resurrection</a> The transformation of the seed into a new body symbolizes the hope of resurrection, where believers will receive glorified bodies. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_design.htm">Trust in God's Design</a> Believers are called to trust in God’s design and purpose for their lives, knowing that He has a plan for each individual. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> Understanding the resurrection encourages Christians to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on spiritual growth and transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a> <a href="/q/are_you_already_clean.htm">What is salvation's nature in the New Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_christians_interpret_the_bible_differently.htm">If the Holy Spirit guides believers, why do Christians interpret the Bible in so many different ways?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_the_resurrection_body_both_'spiritual'_and_the_same.htm">In 1 Corinthians 15:35-44, how can the resurrection body be both 'spiritual' and a continuation of the same body that died?</a> <a href="/q/what_happens_in_the_apocalypse_of_moses.htm">Have you obeyed the Gospel of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - But God giveth it a body. The material body of each living organism results from those laws of assimilation which God has made a part of His secret of life. They are not the life, only the instrument and expression and manifestation of the life. The "life" is the individual identity. The life of Hamlet is not in its essence the physical life of "the machine which is to him Hamlet," but the spiritual life which is linked on earth to that perpetual flux of material particles which we call the body, but is independent of those particles. As it hath pleased him; literally, as he willed. And in the word "as" lies the scope for all theories about the part played by what are called "natural laws." Their action is a part of God's will. To every seed his own body. Each of the seeds sown is provided with a body of its own, which is not identical with the seed, but results from the germ of life in the seed. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. gives δίδωσιν (didōsin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. it αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. a body σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. He has designed, ἠθέλησεν (ēthelēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. to each [kind] ἑκάστῳ (hekastō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. of τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seed σπερμάτων (spermatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant. [He gives] its own ἴδιον (idion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. body. σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. 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