1 Corinthians 15:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 15:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 15:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 15:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own. ”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 15:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 15:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“andGod gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body. ”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 15:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But God giueth it a body at his pleasure, euen to euery seede his owne body,”

1 Corinthians 15:38 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 15:38 in Context — 1 Corinthians 15

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 15:38 Mean?

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