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1 Corinthians 15:36

1 Corinthians 15:36
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

All flesh is not the same flesh,.... Or "equal", as the Syriac version renders it; though all flesh is flesh, as to the nature and substance of it; agrees in its original, being by generation; and is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou fool - Foolish, inconsiderate man! The meaning is, that it was foolish to make this objection, when the same difficulty existed in an undeniable fact which fell under daily observation. A man was…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Thou fool - Αφρον. If this be addressed, as it probably is, to the false apostle, there is a peculiar propriety in it; as this man seems to have magnified his own wisdom, and set it up against both…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 15:35-50

The apostle comes now to answer a plausible and principal objection against the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, concerning which observe the proposal of the objection: Some man will say, How…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thou fool Literally, O man without understanding. Insipiens, Vulg. Unwise man, Wiclif. The stronger term fool(μωρός) (except in ch. 1Co 3:18; 1Co 4:10) seems in the Scriptures to imply moralas well as…

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