1 Corinthians 15:39 (DBY)

Passage

Every flesh [is] not the same flesh, but one [is] of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another [flesh] of birds, and another of fishes.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:37 And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest:

1 Corinthians 15:38 and God gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body.

1 Corinthians 15:39 Every flesh [is] not the same flesh, but one [is] of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another [flesh] of birds, and another of fishes.

1 Corinthians 15:40 And [there are] heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies: but different is the glory of the heavenly, different that of the earthly:

1 Corinthians 15:41 one [the] sun's glory, and another [the] moon's glory, and another [the] stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flesh", "same", "another", and "beasts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flesh" and "same", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "and God gives to it a body..." into verse 40's "And there are heavenly bodies and earthly...", so "flesh" and "same" 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 "flesh" and "same" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.