1 Corinthians 15 · Verse 43

1 Corinthians 15:43

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
1 Corinthians 15:43, King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:43 in other translations

BSBIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
WEBIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
ASVit is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
YLTit is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
DARBYIt is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
BBEIt is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:
WebsterIt is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power:

What does 1 Corinthians 15:43 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
43. in dishonour--answering to "our vile body" (Php 3:21); literally, "our body of humiliation": liable to various humiliations of disease, injury, and decay at last. in glory--the garment of incorruption (1Co 15:42, 43) like His glorious body (Php 4:21), which we shall put on (1Co 15:49, 53; 2Co 5:2-4). in weakness--liable to infirmities (2Co 13:4). in power--answering to a "spiritual body" (1Co 15:44; compare Lu 1:17, "Spirit and power"). Not liable to the weaknesses of our present frail bodies (Is 33:24; Re 21:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 43. It is sown in dishonour. In the grave, where it is shut out from human view; hurried away from the sight of friends; loathsome and offensive as a mass turning to decay. There is, moreover, a kind of disgrace and ignominy attending it here, as under the curse of God, and, on account of sin, sentenced to the offensiveness of the grave.

It is raised in glory. In honour; in beauty; honoured by God by the removal of the curse, and in a form and manner that shall be glorious. This refers to the fact that everything like dishonour, vileness, ignominy, which attends it here, shall be removed there, and that the body shall bear a resemblance to the glorified body of Jesus Christ, Eph 3:21. It shall be adapted to a world of glory; and everything which here rendered it vile, valueless, cumbersome, offensive, or degraded, shall be there removed. Of course, every idea which we can get from this is chiefly negative, and consists in denying that the body will have there the qualities which here render it vile or loathsome. The word glory (δοξη) means dignity, splendour, honour, excellence, perfection; and is here used as denoting the combination of all those things which shall rescue it from ignominy and disgrace.

It is sown in weakness. Weak, feeble, liable to decay. Here disease prostrates the strength, takes away its power, consigns it to the dust. It denotes the many weaknesses, frailties, and liabilities to sickness, to which we are here exposed. Its feeble powers are soon prostrate; its vital functions soon cease in death.

It is raised in power.

This does not denote power like that of God, nor like the angels. It does not affirm that it shall be endued with remarkable and enormous physical strength, or that it shall have the power of performing what would now be regarded as miraculous. It is to be regarded as the opposite of the word "weakness," and means that it shall be no longer liable to disease; no more overcome by the attacks of sickness; no more subject to the infirmities and weaknesses which it here experiences. It shall not be prostrate by sickness, nor overcome by fatigue. It shall be capable of the service of God without weariness and languor; it shall need no rest as it does here, (Rev 7:15, 22:5;) but it shall be in a world where there shall be no fatigue, lassitude, disease; but where there shall be ample power to engage in the service of God for ever. There is, however, no improbability in supposing that the physical powers of man, as well as his intellectual, may be greatly augmented in heaven. But on this point there is no revelation.

(c) "sown in dishonour" Dan 12:3, Mt 13:43, Php 3:21

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 It is sown in dishonor - Being now stripped of all the glory it had as a machine, fearfully and wonderfully made by the hands of God; and also consigned to death and destruction because of sin. This is the most dishonorable circumstance. It is raised in glory - It is raised a glorious body, because immortal, and for ever redeemed from the empire of death. It is sown in weakness - The principles of dissolution, corruption, and decay, have prevailed over it; disease undermined it; and death made it his prey. It is raised in power - To be no more liable to weakness, through labor; decay, by age; wasting, by disease; and dissolution, by death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like…

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1 Corinthians 15:43 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

σπείρεταιspeiretaiIt is sownG4687
ἐνeninG1722
ἀτιμίᾳ,atimiadishonor,G819
ἐγείρεταιegeiretaiit is raisedG1453
ἐνeninG1722
δόξῃ·doxēglory;G1391
σπείρεταιspeiretaiIt is sownG4687
ἐνeninG1722
ἀσθενείᾳ,astheneiaweakness,G769
ἐγείρεταιegeiretaiit is raisedG1453
ἐνeninG1722
δυνάμει·dunameipower;G1411

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:43

  • Colossians 3:4

    When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  • Philippians 3:20-21

    For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:14

    And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

  • Mark 12:24-25

    And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

  • Matthew 22:29-30

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

  • Daniel 12:1

    And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

  • 2 Corinthians 13:4

    For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

  • Job 14:10

    But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

  • Philippians 3:10

    That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

  • 2 Corinthians 13:14

    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.

  • Matthew 13:43

    Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Psalms 102:23

    He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in dishonour.
Da 12:1; Mt 13:43; Php 3:20,21
weakness.
Job 14:10; *marg:
Ps 102:23; 2Co 13:4
in power.
6:14; Mt 22:29,30; Mr 12:24,25; 2Co 13:14; Php 3:10

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Context

  • 1 Corinthians 15:42

    So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

  • 1 Corinthians 15:43

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

  • 1 Corinthians 15:44

    It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

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1 Corinthians 15:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Se siembra en vergüenza, se levantará con gloria; se siembra en flaqueza, se levantará con potencia;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		il est semé en déshonneur, il ressuscite en gloire; il est semé en faiblesse, il ressuscite en puissance;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es wird gesät in Unehre, es wird auferweckt in Herrlichkeit; es wird gesät in Schwachheit, es wird auferweckt in Kraft;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Seminatur in ignobilitate, surget in gloria: seminatur in infirmitate, surget in virtute: