1 Corinthians 15:37 (GNV)

Passage

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne as it falleth, of wheat, or of some other.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:38 But God giueth it a body at his pleasure, euen to euery seede his owne body,

1 Corinthians 15:39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beastes, and another of fishes, and another of birdes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "sowest", "body", "shalbe", "bare", and "corne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "sowest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "O foole that which thou sowest is..." into verse 38's "But God giueth it a body at...", so "thou" and "sowest" 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 "thou" and "sowest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.