1 Corinthians 15:44 (DRB)

Passage

It is sown a natural body: it shall rise a spiritual body. If there be a natural body, there is also a spiritual body, as it is written:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption: it shall rise in incorruption.

1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour: it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness: it shall rise in power.

1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body: it shall rise a spiritual body. If there be a natural body, there is also a spiritual body, as it is written:

1 Corinthians 15:45 The first man Adam was made into a living soul; the last Adam into a quickening spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:46 Yet that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural: afterwards that which is spiritual.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "sown", "natural", "body", "shall", "rise", and "spiritual". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "sown", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "It is sown in dishonour it shall..." into verse 45's "The first man Adam was made into...", so "Spirit" and "sown" 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 "Spirit" and "sown" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.