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So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.
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Sown Like a Seed
Commentators explain that Paul uses the analogy of a seed to describe resurrection. Our burial is like "sowing" our body in the earth. Just as a humble seed must be buried to bring forth a new and more glorious plant, our mortal bodies will be "raised" into a new, glorious, and immortal form by God's power.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So also is the resurrection. In a manner similar to the grain that is sown, and to the different degrees of splendor and magnificence in t…
So is the resurrection of the dead (ουτως κα η αναστασις των νεκρων). Paul now applies his illustrations to his argument to prove …
19th Century
Anglican
So also is the resurrection of the dead.—Here follows the application of these analogies to the subject at hand. As there…
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Baptist
It is raised in incorruption:
What an anticipation for us!
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So also is the resurrection of the dead This will be the case and condition of risen bodies, they will be as differe…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here the Apostle presents an example of the different qualities of a resurrected body by comparing various types of bodies. First, he compares heav…
