OET interlinear 1 COR 15:38

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ὁ & Θεὸς δίδωσιν αὐτῷ σῶμα, καθὼς ἠθέλησεν, καὶ ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων, ἴδιον σῶμα

¬the & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Θεός δίδωσιν αὐτῷ σῶμα καθώς ἠθέλησεν καί ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων ἴδιον σῶμα)

Here Paul concludes his analogy about farming. In the last verse he proved that seeds grow into bodies that look nothing like the seeds. Here, he shows that God is one who decides what body a seed grows into and God gives different kinds of “bodies” to different kinds of seeds. Again, the main verbal connection between human resurrection and seeds growing is the word body, so if possible use a word for body that can apply to both seeds and humans. Alternate translation: [God decides what kind of plant a seed grows into, and each of the seeds grows into its own kind of plant]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτῷ

˱to˲_it

Here, it refers back to “a bare seed” in [15:37](../15/37.md). If it would be helpful in your language, you could express it by referring explicitly back to the “seed.” Alternate translation: [the seed] or [that seed]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

καθὼς ἠθέλησεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ Δέ Θεός δίδωσιν αὐτῷ σῶμα καθώς ἠθέλησεν καί ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων ἴδιον σῶμα)

Here, just as he desires means that God has chosen what kind of body every seed will grow into, and he does this as he thinks best. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express desires with a word that refers to what God “decides” or “chooses.” Alternate translation: [in the way that he decides]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων, ἴδιον σῶμα

˱to˲_each ˱of˲_the seeds ˓its˒_own body

Here Paul omits some words that your language may require to make a complete thought. Paul omits these words because he stated them explicitly in the previous clause (God gives). If your language does need these words, you could supply them from that clause. Alternate translation: [to each of the seeds God gives its own body]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων

˱to˲_each ˱of˲_the seeds

Here, each of the seeds could refer to: (1) each of the varieties or kinds of seeds that exist. Alternate translation: [to each of the seed varieties] (2) each individual seed. Alternate translation: [to each individual seed]