1 Corinthians 15:43 (DBY)

Passage

It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:42 Thus also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.

1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body: if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual [one].

1 Corinthians 15:45 Thus also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sown", "dishonour", "raised", "glory", "weakness", and "power". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sown" and "dishonour", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Thus also is the resurrection of the..." into verse 44's "It is sown a natural body it...", so "sown" and "dishonour" 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 "sown" and "dishonour" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.