1COR 15:43 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) It’s ‘sown’ in dishonour but it’s raised in splendour. It’s ‘sown’ in weakness but it’s raised in power.

Key: yellow:verbs, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

UST People put a body that receives no respect into the ground, but God makes it alive again so that everyone respects it. People put a frail body into the ground, but God makes it alive again so that it is strong.

BSB It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

BLB It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

AICNT it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

OEB sown weak, it rises strong; sown a human body, it rises a spiritual body.

WEB It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

NET It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

LSV it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

FBV It is sown in shame; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

TCNT It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

T4T We despise the bodies that we have now, before we die. But our new bodies will be glorious. The bodies that we have before we die are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.

LEB It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

BBE It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:

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ASV it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

DRA It is sown in dishonour, it shall rise in glory. It is sown in weakness, it shall rise in power.

YLT it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

DBY It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

RV it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

WBS It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:

KJB It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

BB It is sowen in dishonour, it riseth in honour. It is sowen in weakenesse, it ryseth in power.

GNV It is sowen in dishonour, and is raysed in glory: it is sowen in weakenesse, and is raysed in power.
(It is sowen in dishonour, and is raised in glory: it is sowen in weakenesse, and is raised in power. )

CB It is sowne in dishonoure, & shal ryse in glory:It is sowne in weaknesse, and shal ryse in power: It is sowne a naturall body, & shal ryse a spirituall body.
(It is sowne in dishonour, and shall rise in glory:It is sowne in weaknesse, and shall rise in power: It is sowne a naturall body, and shall rise a spirituall body.)

TNT It is sowen in dishonoure and ryseth in honoure. It is sowe in weaknes and ryseth in power.

WYC it is sowun in vnnoblei, it schal rise in glorie; it is sowun in infirmyte, it schal rise in vertu;
(it is sowun in unnoblei, it shall rise in glory; it is sowun in infirmyte, it shall rise in virtue;)

LUT Es wird gesäet in Unehre und wird auferstehen in Herrlichkeit. Es wird gesäet in Schwachheit und wird auferstehen in Kraft.
(It becomes gesäet in Unehre and becomes auferstehen in Herrlichkeit. It becomes gesäet in Schwachheit and becomes auferstehen in Kraft.)

CLV Seminatur in ignobilitate, surget in gloria: seminatur in infirmitate, surget in virtute:

UGNT σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ; σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει;
(speiretai en atimia, egeiretai en doxaʸ? speiretai en astheneia, egeiretai en dunamei?)

SBL-GNT σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ· σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει·
(speiretai en atimia, egeiretai en doxaʸ; speiretai en astheneia, egeiretai en dunamei; )

TC-GNT σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ· σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει·
(speiretai en atimia, egeiretai en doxaʸ; speiretai en astheneia, egeiretai en dunamei; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Resurrection of the Dead

Jesus spoke of a future resurrection of all people—either to eternal life or to judgment (Mark 12:26-27; John 5:28-29; 6:39-40, 44, 54; 11:25-26; cp. Luke 20:34-36). When Christ returns, all his people will be resurrected to be with him forever (1 Thes 4:13-18; cp. 2 Cor 5:1-10).

This strong hope characterized the outlook of the early Christians. They were able to endure their suffering because their eyes were fixed on what lay beyond this life (2 Cor 4:16-18; cp. Heb 12:2). They expected Jesus to return and resurrect their bodies, and they looked forward to living with him forever (1 Pet 1:3-6, 23). Their faith was based on the foundation of Jesus’ own bodily resurrection (1 Cor 15:12-20; Acts 4:33; see also 2 Cor 4:14).

Resurrection bodies will be fundamentally different from the bodies we experience in this life, with all of their limitations and failings. These renewed bodies will be glorious, strong, immortal, and spiritual, like Christ’s own resurrection body (1 Cor 15:35-58).

Because they are already joined to Christ, believers actually begin to experience resurrection existence here and now. They have already been “raised” with Christ; they have already been given “resurrection life” (Rom 6:4-11; 8:10-11; Col 2:12). As a result, their lives are now centered in the spiritual realities of heaven rather than in worldly things (Col 3:1-4). Believers can experience the transforming power of that new life here and now, the new life of the Spirit that frees them from the power of sin and death (Rom 8:1-4). In all the difficulties they face, their trust is not in themselves but in the resurrection power of God (2 Cor 1:9).

Passages for Further Study

Job 19:25-27; Pss 16:10; 49:15; Dan 12:2-3; Matt 16:21; 28:1-10; Mark 12:18-27; John 3:13-16; 5:25-30; 6:39-40; 11:21-27; Acts 2:23-24; 3:14-15; 4:33; 10:39-41; 17:2-3; 24:15; 26:22-23; Rom 1:4; 4:25; 6:4-11; 8:10-11; 1 Cor 15:12-58; 2 Cor 1:8-9; 4:13-18; 5:1-10; Eph 1:19-20; Col 2:12; 3:1-4; 1 Thes 4:13-18; 1 Pet 1:3-6, 23; Rev 20:11-15; 21:1-7; 22:1-6

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ; σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει;

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in dishonor ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised in glory ˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in weakness ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised in power

Here Paul repeats is sown in, is raised in, and similar structure in three consecutive sentences (See: the end of 15:42). This was worded powerfully in his culture, and it emphasizes the three distinctions between how the body is sown and raised. If it would be helpful in your language, and if it would not be worded powerfully in your culture, you could indicate why Paul repeats words and structure by eliminate some or all of the repetition and by making the statements powerful in another way. If you use the following alternate translation, you will need to omit “What is sown in decay is raised in immortality” in 15:42, since the alternate translation includes that idea. Alternate translation: “What is sown in dishonorable decay is raised in glorious immortality” or “What is sown in decay, dishonor, and weakness is raised in immortality, glory, and power”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ & σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in dishonor & ˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in weakness

Here, just as in 15:42, Paul speaks as if a dead body were sown like a seed. He speaks in this way to connect how a dead body is buried in the ground to how a seed is sown in the ground. However, Paul does not continue the metaphor when he talks about how the body is raised, since those are his normal words for speaking about resurrection. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express is sown with a comparable phrase that applies to both seeds and human bodies, or you could express the idea using an analogy. Alternate translation: “The body is put in the ground in dishonor, just like a seed … The body is put in the ground in weakness, just like a seed” or “It is planted in dishonor … It is planted in weakness”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

σπείρεται & ἐγείρεται & σπείρεται & ἐγείρεται

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown & ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised & ˱it˲_/is_being/_sown & ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive form here to focus on the body that is sown and raised rather than focusing on the people who do those actions. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “people” do the sowing and “God” does the raising. Alternate translation: “People sow it … God raises it … People sow it … God raises it”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

σπείρεται ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δόξῃ

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in dishonor ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised in glory

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind dishonor and glory, you can express the idea by using adjectives such as “dishonorable” and “glorious.” Alternate translation: “A dishonorable body is sown; a glorious body is raised”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

σπείρεται ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, ἐγείρεται ἐν δυνάμει

˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in ˱it˲_/is_being/_sown in weakness ˱it˲_/is_being/_raised in power

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind weakness and power, you can express the idea by using adjectives such as “weak” and “powerful.” Alternate translation: “A weak body is sown; a powerful body is raised”

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