1 Corinthians 15:41 “The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars an…”

1 Corinthians 15:41

The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

World English Bible

There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.

American Standard Version

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory.

Geneva Bible 1599

There is another glorie of the sunne, and another glorie of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: for one starre differeth from another starre in glorie.

Darby Translation

one [the] sun's glory, and another [the] moon's glory, and another [the] stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.

Young's Literal Translation

one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.

Bible in Basic English

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another.

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Cross references

“There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.”

Deuteronomy 4:19 Psalm 148:3–5 Isaiah 24:23 Genesis 1:14 Job 31:26 Psalm 8:3

Deuteronomy 4:19 · BSB

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

Psalm 148:3–5 · BSB

Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

Isaiah 24:23 · BSB

The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

Genesis 1:14 · BSB

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

Job 31:26 · BSB

if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor,

Psalm 8:3 · BSB

When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

40There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

42So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.

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