1 Corinthians 15:37

Updated: June 3, 2025

That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

World English Bible (WEB)

And{G2532} that which{G3739} thou sowest{G4687}{(G5719)}, thou sowest{G4687}{(G5719)} not{G3756} that body{G4983} that shall be{G1096}{(G5697)}, but{G235} bare{G1131} grain{G2848}, it may chance{G1487}{G5177}{(G5630)} of wheat{G4621}, or{G2228} of some{G5100} other{G3062} grain:

KJV with Strongs

(37) and what is sown? You don't sow the body to be but rather a naked grain perhaps of wheat or something else.

The F.O.G

[37] What you plant doesn't look anything like what grows—you plant a bare seed, perhaps wheat or something else.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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