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1 Corinthians 15:42

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Corinthians 15:42

Verse 42 of 58

Scripture focus

So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

1 Corinthians 15:42 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:42

Theological / Devotional

Sown in corruption. Paul returns to the comparison between the vegetable kingdom and man (vs. 37, 38). He speaks of the bodies of the redeemed as seed sown in the ground, seed that will produce a harvest for God’s kingdom. The graveyard is sometimes appropriately called God’s acre. The dissolution that quietly goes on there, out of sight, is preliminary to the glorious resurrection, when the winter of this world’s history is past and eternal spring dawns with the coming of Christ (see 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:16).

It is raised. Paul affirms that the resurrection of the righteous dead with glorified bodies not only is possible, but will actually take place. This is one of the most encouraging truths that can be presented to those who in this life are wasting away with disease, and who look forward with dread to the grave.

Incorruption. The resurrected body of the believer will never again be subject to sickness, decay, or dissolution.

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