1 Corinthians 15:35 (GNV)

Passage

But some man will say, Howe are the dead raised vp? and with what body come they foorth?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceiued: euill speakings corrupt good maners.

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not ye knowledge of God, I speake this to your shame.

1 Corinthians 15:35 But some man will say, Howe are the dead raised vp? and with what body come they foorth?

1 Corinthians 15:36 O foole, 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 shalbe, but bare corne as it falleth, of wheat, or of some other.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Awake to liue righteously and sinne not..." into verse 36's "O foole that which thou sowest is...", so "some" and "howe" 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 "howe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.