1 Corinthians 15:42 (GNV)

Passage

So also is the resurrection of the dead. The bodie is sowen in corruption, and is raysed in incorruption.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also heauenly bodies, and earthly bodies: but the glorie of the heauenly is one, and the glorie of the earthly is another.

1 Corinthians 15:41 There is another glorie of the sunne, and another glorie of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: for one starre differeth from another starre in glorie.

1 Corinthians 15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The bodie is sowen in corruption, and is raysed in incorruption.

1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sowen in dishonour, and is raysed in glory: it is sowen in weakenesse, and is raysed in power.

1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sowen a naturall body, and is raysed a spirituall body: there is a naturall body, and there is a spirituall body.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "resurrection", "dead", "bodie", "sowen", "corruption", "raysed", and "incorruption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "resurrection" and "dead", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "There is another glorie of the sunne..." into verse 43's "It is sowen in dishonour and is...", so "resurrection" and "dead" 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 "resurrection" and "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.