1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15:36–38

³⁶You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. ³⁷And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else. ³⁸But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

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1 Corinthians 15:36

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
fool	ἄφρων	aphrōn	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular	G878 senseless, foolish, inconsiderate
What	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you sow	σπείρεις	speireis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
does not come to life	ζωοποιεῖται	zōopoieitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2227 I make to live
unless	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
it dies	ἀποθάνῃ	apothanē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G599 I am dying, am about to die

1 Corinthians 15:37

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
what	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you sow	σπείρεις	speireis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
that	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
will be	γενησόμενον	genēsomenon	Verb - Future Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
a seed	κόκκον	kokkon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2848 a kernel, grain
perhaps	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
of wheat	σίτου	sitou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4621 wheat, grain
or	ἤ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
something	τινος	tinos	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
else	λοιπῶν	loipōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3062 left, left behind, the remainder

1 Corinthians 15:38

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
gives	δίδωσιν	didōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
it	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
He has designed	ἠθέλησεν	ēthelēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to each	ἑκάστῳ	hekastō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G1538 each, every one
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
seed	σπερμάτων	spermatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G4690 seed, offspring
its own	ἴδιον	idion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 15:36 John 12:24 · Luke 11:40

1 Corinthians 15:38 1 Corinthians 3:7 · Isaiah 61:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.