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but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

A body of its own (ιδιον σωμα). Even under the microscope the life cells or germ plasm may seem almost identical, but the plant is…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But God gives it a body. God gives to the seed sown its own proper body, formation, and growth. The word body here, as applied to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

God giveth it a body.—Here it is implied that, though the seed grows up, as we say, “in…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Every person will have their own body. There will be differences and unique characteristics, just as there are here; and we will therefore know eac…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul now answers the question some believers were asking: since a resurrection “body” (GK 5393) would be like the sinful mortal body we now have, h…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But God gives it a body, as it has pleased him It is not the husbandman, nor the sun, nor the rain, that give the grain o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
  1. How are the dead raised up? That is, by what means? How can they be raised?
  2. Regarding the bodies that shall rise: will they be of th…
Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having proved the resurrection of the dead, the Apostle now shows the quality and manner of those who rise. In this regard, he does two things: fir…

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