1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 15:37–38
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 15:37
| 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 15:38 1 Corinthians 3:7 · Isaiah 61:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.