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1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New English Translation
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New English Translation
40 And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.
42 It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 15:42 tn Grk “it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.” The “it” refers to the body, as v. 44 shows.
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
King James Version
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.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
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1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New King James Version
40 There are also [a]celestial bodies and [b]terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
42 (A)So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:40 heavenly
- 1 Corinthians 15:40 earthly
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New International Version
1 Corinthians 15:40-42
New International Version
40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor,(A) the moon another and the stars another;(B) and star differs from star in splendor.
42 So will it be(C) with the resurrection of the dead.(D) The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;(E)
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