1 Corinthians 15:36

You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

World English Bible

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

American Standard Version

Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

Geneva Bible 1599

O foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die.

Darby Translation

Fool; what thou sowest is not quickened unless it die.

Young's Literal Translation

unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

Bible in Basic English

Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:

In context

35But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”

37And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.

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