1 Corinthians 15:35 (KJV)

Passage

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

1 Corinthians 15:36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

1 Corinthians 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "some", "dead", "raised", "body", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "some" and "dead", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Awake to righteousness and sin not for..." into verse 36's "Thou fool that which thou sowest is...", so "some" and "dead" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "some" and "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.