1 Corinthians 15:37

KJV1611 – Modern English

And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    And what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare seed—perhaps of wheat or something else.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} that{G1487} which{G3739} thou sowest,{G4687} thou sowest{G4687} not{G3756} the{G3588} body{G4983} that{G3588} shall be,{G1096} but{G235} a bare{G1131} grain,{G2848} it may chance{G5177} of wheat,{G4621} or{G2228} of some{G5100} other{G3062} kind;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And what sowest thow? Thow sowest not that body that shalbe: but bare corne (I meane ether of wheet or of some other)

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And what sowest thou? thou sowest not ye body that shalbe, but a bare corne, namely of wheate, or of some other.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne as it falleth, of wheat, or of some other.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne, as of wheate, or of some other:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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]:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare seed– perhaps of wheat or something else.

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