1 Corinthians 15:42 (YLT)

Passage

So also <FI>is<Fi> the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:40 and <FI>there are<Fi> heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one <FI>is<Fi> the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;

1 Corinthians 15:41 one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.

1 Corinthians 15:42 So also <FI>is<Fi> the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

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; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rising", "again", "dead", "sown", "corruption", "raised", and "incorruption". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rising" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "one glory of sun and another glory..." into verse 43's "it is sown in dishonour it is...", so "rising" and "again" 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 "rising" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.